Basketball Game Preview: Pocono Mountain East Cardinals vs. Louis E. Dieruff Huskies

The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals will venture away from home to face off against the Louis E. Dieruff Huskies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pocono Mountain East's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

While Pocono Mountain East didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 68-41 win over Freedom. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 24 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 60-33, which was the final score in Louis E. Dieruff's tilt against Allentown Central Catholic on Tuesday. The game marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Louis E. Dieruff's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Pocono Mountain East, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.

Pocono Mountain East suffered a grim 72-51 defeat to Louis E. Dieruff in their previous meeting back in January. Can Pocono Mountain East avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.