West Shamokin is 0-7 against River Valley since December of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The West Shamokin Wolves will look to defend their home court against the River Valley Panthers at 7:15 p.m.
West Shamokin is headed into Tuesday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Penns Manor 53-20. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 371st, while the Comets are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, River Valley put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They greeted the New Year with with a 60-42 win over Marion Center.
West Shamokin better keep an eye on Ava Persichetti. She was instrumental in River Valley's win, going 16 of 22 on her way to 43 points and six rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Persichetti has scored at least a third of River Valley's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenady Kitner, who posted 11 points and three steals.
River Valley pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. As for West Shamokin, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
West Shamokin was taken down by River Valley 63-24 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Persichetti, who went 11 of 18 on her way to 24 points in addition to eight steals and five assists. Now that West Shamokin knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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