The Dallas Mountaineers will challenge the Hazleton Area Cougars at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Dallas sitting on four straight wins and Hazleton Area on three.
Last Tuesday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Dallas beat Pittston 49-44. Given the Mountaineers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Patriots are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hazleton Area earned a 61-48 victory over Wyoming Valley West on Tuesday.
The win got Hazleton Area back to even at 7-7. As for Dallas, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Dallas came out on top in a nail-biter against Hazleton Area in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 68-65. Does Dallas have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hazleton Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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