Basketball Recap: Dunmore Takes a Loss

While it was all tied up 19-19 at halftime, Dunmore was not quite Mid Valley's equal in the second half on Tuesday. They took a 59-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mid Valley Spartans. The Bucks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Mid Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaleik Cook led the charge by going 6 of 9 on his way to 14 points and eight boards. Cook has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Jakob Lesher was another key player, going 8 for 14 en route to 17 points along with six boards and three steals.

Dunmore's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Mid Valley, they now have a winning record of 10-9.

Dunmore will head out to square off against Holy Cross at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Holy Cross knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Dunmore likes a good challenge. As for Mid Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Honesdale at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Mid Valley is facing Honesdale at the right time seeing as Honesdale is stuck on a five-game losing streak.