It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Tri-Valley Bulldogs can now relate to. They received a tough blow on Wednesday as they fell 64-49 to the Golden Bears. While losing is never fun, Tri-Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while Mahanoy Area is ranked 52nd).
Despite the loss, Tri-Valley still got an impressive performance from Caden Leonard, who scored 16 points. Leonard continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Trey Porter, who scored seven points along with two blocks.
Tri-Valley's loss dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Mahanoy Area, the victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 27-0.
Tri-Valley is on the road again on Saturday and plays Schuylkill Haven at 1:00 p.m. on March 2nd. As for Mahanoy Area, they will square off against Marian Catholic at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Mahanoy Area is coming into the match with 15 straight victories on the road, so Marian Catholic will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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