Basketball Recap: Carlisle Comes Up Short

Carlisle scored the most points they've had this season on Monday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to the Mifflin County Huskies. The Thundering Herd were not able to make up for their loss to the Huskies from their previous meeting back in January of 2020.

Carlisle dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Mifflin County, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.

Carlisle will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Central Dauphin East at 7:30 p.m. on January 2, 2025. Mifflin County and Mifflinburg will round out the year against one another at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mifflin County is facing Mifflinburg at the right time seeing as Mifflinburg is stuck on a four-game losing streak.