Basketball Preview: Carbondale Area Chargers vs. Mid Valley Spartans
Carbondale Area hasn't had much luck against Mid Valley recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Carbondale Area Chargers will head out to face off against the Mid Valley Spartans at 7:15 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Carbondale Area is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Dunmore on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carbondale Area was beaten by Dunmore 55-19.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley and North Pocono met for a duel on Friday where Mid Valley couldn't get it done. Mid Valley fell 49-42 to North Pocono.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Landon Pratt, who went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Jeremy Cali, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds.
Carbondale Area's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mid Valley, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Carbondale Area came up short against Mid Valley in their previous matchup back in January, falling 69-58. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mid Valley's Demaja Dunston, who earned 25 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals. Now that Carbondale Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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