Basketball Recap: Pine Grove Cardinals vs. Mahanoy Area Golden Bears
Pine Grove was the 52-43 winner over Mahanoy Area when they last played one another back in January of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Pine Grove Cardinals came up short against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears on Thursday, falling 64-44. The loss was the Cardinals' first of the season.
Tanner Zawada was nothing short of spectacular for Mahanoy Area: he had 19 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Another player making a difference was William Mayberry, who went 6 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six rebounds.
Having lost for the first time this season, Pine Grove fell to 2-1. As for Mahanoy Area, their win was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Pine Grove Cardinals take on the Panther Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Mahanoy Area, they will head out to face off against Williams Valley at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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