Basketball Recap: Saucon Valley Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Dec 8, 2024, 8:51am

Basketball Recap: Saucon Valley Panthers vs. Bangor Slaters

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A victory for Saucon Valley just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against the Bangor Slaters, falling 42-12. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Panthers of the 38-12 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2023.

Avery Nelson had a dynamite game for Bangor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 17 rebounds. Nelson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaylynn Figurski, who scored nine points plus five rebounds.

Saucon Valley's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Bangor, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Saucon Valley has already played their next contest (against Bangor), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bangor has also already played their next matchup, a 60-43 defeat against Northampton on the 7th.

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