Recap: Minersville Battlin' Miners vs. Pine Grove Cardinals
The Minersville Battlin' Miners have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 25 points or more this season. They took their matchup at home on Wednesday with ease, bagging a 63-32 win over Pine Grove. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Minersville has managed all season.
Minersville found their leader in underclassman Dante Carr, who scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Carr has scored at least 25% of Minersville's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lorenzo Yourey, who scored nine points along with four blocks.
Minersville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Pine Grove, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Minersville will head out on the road to face off against Susquenita at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Susquenita will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 657th, while Minersville is ranked 235th). Pine Grove will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tamaqua at 7:00 p.m. on January 4, 2024.
