Basketball Game Preview: West Scranton Invaders vs. Delaware Valley Warriors

The West Scranton Invaders will square off against the Delaware Valley Warriors at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. West Scranton is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak.

Last Thursday, West Scranton opened the new year with a less-than-successful 53-45 loss to Wallenpaupack Area. While losing is never fun, the Invaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 521st, while the Buckhorns are ranked 240th).

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Delaware Valley's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 58-48 to Abington Heights. The Warriors were down 46-26 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

West Scranton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Delaware Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

West Scranton came up short against Delaware Valley in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 56-52. Can West Scranton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.