Preview: Pen Argyl Green Knights vs. Bangor Slaters
After three games on the road, Pen Argyl is heading back home. They will be home for the holidays to greet the Bangor Slaters at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Pen Argyl comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 24 points in their last four games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
Last Monday, Pen Argyl took a serious blow against Notre Dame-Green Pond, falling 58-24. While losing is never fun, Pen Argyl can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while Notre Dame-Green Pond is ranked 57th).
Meanwhile, Bangor's game on Monday was all tied up 19-19 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They came out on top against Saucon Valley by a score of 44-33.
Pen Argyl bumped their record down to 0-7 with that loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Bangor, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Things could have been worse for Pen Argyl, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 56-39 loss to Bangor in their previous meeting back in February. Can Pen Argyl avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
