Recap: Jim Thorpe Olympians vs. Saucon Valley Panthers
This season hasn't been kind to the Jim Thorpe Olympians, who are still winless after their fourth game. They took a 57-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Saucon Valley on Saturday. Jim Thorpe has not had much luck with Saucon Valley recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Among those leading the charge was Jack Robertson, who scored 22 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Saucon Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Constantine Donahue, who scored 6 points along with 5 assists and 5 rebounds.
Jim Thorpe bumped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Saucon Valley, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jim Thorpe will face off against Lehighton at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Lehighton and Jim Thorpe are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Saucon Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Moravian Academy at 6:45 p.m. on Monday. Moravian Academy and Saucon Valley are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
