Basketball Game Preview: West Scranton Invaders vs. North Pocono Trojans

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	26-57 L
01/26/23 - Home	25-44 L
01/21/22 - Neutral	42-36 W
02/13/21 - Neutral	29-51 L
02/22/20 - Neutral	52-34 W
+ 5 more games

West Scranton and North Pocono are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The West Scranton Invaders will head out to square off against the North Pocono Trojans at 12:15 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 80-22, which was the final score in West Scranton's tilt against Scranton on Monday. The Invaders have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Meanwhile, North Pocono lost to Abington Heights on the road by a 57-40 margin on Monday. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

West Scranton's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for North Pocono, their loss dropped their record down to 10-9.

West Scranton took a serious blow against North Pocono when the teams last played back in January, falling 57-26. Can West Scranton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.