Recap: Minersville Battlin' Miners vs. North Schuylkill Spartans
The Minersville Battlin' Miners lost against the North Schuylkill Spartans back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Minersville took a 47-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Schuylkill. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Minersville in their matchups with North Schuylkill: they've now lost four in a row.
Several Battlin' Miners players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dante Carr, who scored 12 points along with 3 steals. Carr scored a full 33.3% of Minersville's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Lorenzo Yourey, who scored 10 points along with 5 rebounds.
North Schuylkill was led to victory by Jack Keiter and Zane Zulkowski. Keiter dropped a double-double on 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Zulkowski scored 19 points along with 5 rebounds and 5 steals. Fernando Rivera was another key contributor, scoring 5 points.
Minersville's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for North Schuylkill, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Minersville won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Mount Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on December 5th. As for North Schuylkill, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Tamaqua at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Tamaqua focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
