Basketball Recap: Schuylkill Valley Victorious

Schuylkill Valley won the last time they faced Oley Valley and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Panthers walked away with a 63-52 victory over the Lynx. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 11 points.

Oley Valley's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Nicholas DeBalko, who shot 41% from the field en route to 22 points in addition to six boards and five steals, and Luke Turchi, who went 7-for-15 to rack up 16 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The matchup was Turchi's ninth in a row with at least 15 points. Brett Grater also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

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Previous Games

01/28/26 - Away	63-52 W
01/28/25 - Home	73-47 W
01/18/24 - Neutral	48-29 W
01/19/23 - Away	43-47 L
01/25/22 - Neutral	39-58 L
+ 5 more games

The win got Schuylkill Valley back to even at 7-7. As for Oley Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.

Looking ahead, Schuylkill Valley will take on Brandywine Heights Area at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Oley Valley, they will square off against Kutztown at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The Lynx will be up against the Cougars' rather soft defense (which has allowed 56.44 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.