Wyoming Area suffers 12th straight loss on the road

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2024, 11:57am

Recap: Wyoming Area Warriors vs. Wyoming Seminary College Prep Blue Knights

If the Wyoming Area Warriors were feeling good off their 51-14 takedown of the Hanover Area Hawkeyes last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Wyoming Area's rough 33-9 loss to Wyoming Seminary College Prep on Wednesday might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Wyoming Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 532nd, while Wyoming Seminary College Prep is ranked 177th).

Shannon Kearns was Wyoming Area's leading scorer, having posted six points.

Wyoming Area bumped their record down to 4-12 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 22.0 points per game. As for Wyoming Seminary College Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

Wyoming Area will head out on the road to challenge MMI Preparatory School at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully MMI Preparatory School focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Wednesday. As for Wyoming Seminary College Prep, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Greater Nanticoke Area at 6:00 p.m. Greater Nanticoke Area is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.