Basketball Recap: Hazleton Area Comes Up Short
By Team Reports
Dec 4, 2024, 7:14am
Basketball Recap: Hazleton Area Cougars vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide
If Hazleton Area was riding high fresh off their 68-46 takedown of Louis E. Dieruff last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hazleton Area Cougars fell 68-59 to the Pottsville Crimson Tide on Tuesday. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Crimson Tide apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pottsville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Derek Watkins, who made all 7 shots he took racking up 19 points. Another player making a difference was Ryder Bowers, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 15 points.
Hazleton Area's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hazleton Area has already played their next matchup (against Pottsville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pottsville, they will challenge Blue Mountain at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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