If River Valley was feeling good fresh off their 65-39 takedown of Purchase Line last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The River Valley Panthers took a 71-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marion Center Stingers on Tuesday. The Panthers were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Stingers earlier this season, when they won 59-53.

Max Persichetti
01/28/25 vs Marion Center | 13 |
12/19/24 @ Penns Manor | 9 |
12/13/24 @ Purchase Line | 8 |
01/07/25 vs West Shamokin | 7 |
01/27/25 vs Purchase Line | 6 |
River Valley lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Max Persichetti, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 13 assists. The dominant performance gave Persichetti a new career-high in assists. Another player making a difference was Bryson McDowell, who went 6 for 10 en route to 12 points and five boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marion Center to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kamden Rozier, who went 11 of 22 on his way to 25 points and five rebounds. Cameron Pack was another key player, going 8 for 15 to rack up 19 points along with eight boards and six assists.
River Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season. As for Marion Center, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-11 record this season.
River Valley has already played their next contest, a 64-58 win against West Shamokin on the 30th. As for Marion Center, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 71-44 victory against Homer-Center on the 30th.
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