Basketball Recap: Pocono Mountain West Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Pocono Mountain West waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Pleasant Valley Bears with a sharp 76-50 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bears are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Pleasant Valley	76-50
01/25/25 vs East Stroudsburg North	62-36
01/10/25 vs Louis E. Dieruff	70-29
12/19/24 vs Liberty	56-38
12/13/24 vs Parkland	61-48
12/03/24 vs East Stroudsburg South	75-34

Pocono Mountain West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Pleasant Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pocono Mountain West Panthers face off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pleasant Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Stroudsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley is facing Stroudsburg at the right time seeing as Stroudsburg is stuck on a four-game losing streak.