Basketball Recap: Schuylkill Valley Skates Past Fleetwood with Ease

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 vs Fleetwood	53-24
01/17/25 vs Tulpehocken	51-23
01/10/25 vs Kutztown	37-24
12/30/24 vs Annville-Cleona	38-30
12/27/24 vs Littlestown	34-23

Schuylkill Valley came tearing into Saturday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Fleetwood Tigers 53-24. That 29 point margin sets a new team best for the Panthers this season.

Schuylkill Valley pushed their record up to 8-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 23.5 points per game. As for Fleetwood, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.

Schuylkill Valley and Fleetwood could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Schuylkill Valley will challenge Wyomissing at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday down 258 places (354 vs. 96). Similarly, Fleetwood (ranked 660th) will meet Northern Lebanon (ranked 74th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.