Panther Valley lost against Pottsville back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Panther Valley Panthers took a 63-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pottsville Crimson Tide. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Crimson Tide are ranked 143rd).
| 01/08/25 @ Pottsville | 8 |
| 01/07/25 vs Tamaqua | 14 |
| 12/28/24 @ Marian Catholic | 15 |
| 12/27/24 @ Jim Thorpe | 10 |
Loss or not, Panther Valley got some senior leadership from Logan FIsher and Connor Penberth. FIsher went 5 of 7 en route to 16 points and eight rebounds, while Penberth posted 14 points and seven assists. FIsher is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Breiner, who put up six points.
Pottsville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Christian Alvarez out in front who made all 7 shots he took to post 19 points. Another player making a difference was Ryder Bowers, who made all 6 shots he took to post 15 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Panther Valley and nudges their season record down to 8-5. As for Pottsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Panther Valley will welcome Mahanoy Area at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th. As for Pottsville, they will venture away from home to square off against Blue Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pottsville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
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