Mars lost to Moon Area on January 5th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Fightin' Planets were outmatched by the Tigers and fell 76-38. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Planets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Tigers are ranked 23rd).
This is the second loss in a row for Mars and nudges their season record down to 9-10. As for Moon Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Mars will challenge rival Montour at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Moon Area is set to square off against their familiar foe West Allegheny at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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