The West Shamokin Wolves will be home for the holidays to greet the Marion Center Stingers at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: West Shamokin has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Marion Center will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, West Shamokin was the victim of a tough 60-34 defeat at the hands of River Valley. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for West Shamokin in their matchups with River Valley: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Marion Center was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Purchase Line 51-17 at home. Given Marion Center's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Purchase Line is ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Shamokin bumped their record down to 0-4 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Marion Center, their win bumped their record up to 6-1.
West Shamokin might still be hurting after the 51-27 loss they got from Marion Center in their previous meeting back in January. Will West Shamokin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
