Basketball Recap: North Penn-Mansfield Continues Road Dominance on Friday

North Penn-Mansfield won the last time they faced Wellsboro and things went their way on Friday too. The North Penn-Mansfield Tigers strolled past the Wellsboro Hornets with points to spare, taking the game 72-55. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Hornets are ranked 504th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

North Penn-Mansfield got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Shaw out in front who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Another player making a difference was Brady Stetter, who went 7 of 9 en route to 17 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Tigers

Previous Games (Away)

01/31/25 @ Wellsboro	72-55
01/29/25 @ Williamson	78-39
01/14/25 @ Towanda	61-50
01/11/25 @ Cowanesque Valley	76-42
01/09/25 @ Wyalusing Valley	65-35
+ 2 more games

North Penn-Mansfield pushed their record up to 16-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.4 points. As for Wellsboro, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers take on the Athens Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Athens will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something North Penn-Mansfield surely won't give up without a fight. Wellsboro has already played their next contest (against Mansfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.