Basketball Preview: Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers vs. North Star Cougars
Berlin Brothersvalley has gone 10-0 against North Star recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers will host the North Star Cougars at 7:15 p.m. Hopefully Berlin Brothersvalley focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Last Friday, Berlin Brothersvalley strolled past Williamsburg with points to spare, taking the game 54-36. The Mountaineers pushed the score to 44-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
Haydon Hutzell had a dynamite game for Berlin Brothersvalley, going 6 for 15 en route to 15 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was McKelvey Foor, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points plus six rebounds and five steals.
Meanwhile, North Star hadn't done well against Windber recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. North Star walked away with a 54-44 victory over Windber. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cougars.
Andy Retassie went supernova for North Star, going 7 for 15 en route to 25 points plus seven rebounds and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Smith, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
North Star's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Berlin Brothersvalley, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Everything came up roses for Berlin Brothersvalley against North Star in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 97-59 win. In that match, Berlin Brothersvalley amassed a halftime lead of 49-28, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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