Basketball Game Preview: Penns Valley Area Rams vs. Marion Center Stingers

The Penns Valley Area Rams will challenge the Marion Center Stingers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Penns Valley Area has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight defeats, while Marion Center will come in with four straight victories.

On Friday, Penns Valley Area lost to Central on the road by a 67-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Dragons are ranked 89th).

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Marion Center's strategy against Harmony Area on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marion Center blew Harmony Area out of the water with a 58-21 final score. That 37 point margin sets a new team best for the Stingers this season.

Penns Valley Area better keep an eye on Kamden Rozier. He was instrumental in Marion Center's win, going 9-for-19 on his way to 21 points and six boards. Rozier is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Noah Mccoy, who posted ten points and five steals.

Marion Center was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harmony Area only racked up five assists.

Marion Center's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points over those games. As for Penns Valley Area, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.