Basketball Game Preview: North Penn-Mansfield Tigers vs. Montoursville Warriors

The North Penn-Mansfield Tigers will square off against the Montoursville Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

North Penn-Mansfield is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Cardinal O'Hara: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went North Penn-Mansfield's way against Cardinal O'Hara on Monday as North Penn-Mansfield made off with a 63-43 victory. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season.

Cooper Shaw continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 11 for 20 on his way to 27 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Stetter, who posted ten points and six boards.

Meanwhile, Montoursville lost to Danville on the road by a 76-60 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while the Ironmen are ranked 116th).

Montoursville has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-4 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for North Penn-Mansfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-1.

North Penn-Mansfield might still be hurting after the 73-52 defeat they got from Montoursville in their previous matchup back in January of 2020. Will North Penn-Mansfield have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.