Basketball Game Preview: Mifflinburg Wildcats vs. Bloomsburg Panthers

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Mifflinburg Wildcats face off against the Bloomsburg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday... Mifflinburg will be strutting in after a victory while Bloomsburg will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with nine losses in a row, Mifflinburg turned things around against Montoursville on Thursday. They snuck past the Warriors with a 44-39 win. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, Bloomsburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Loyalsock Township and fell 59-17. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 362nd, while the Lancers are ranked 27th).

Mifflinburg's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-9. As for Bloomsburg, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.