Tamaqua lost against Mahanoy Area back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Tamaqua Blue Raiders fell 55-44 to the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears. While losing is never fun, the Blue Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 392nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 78th).
Several Blue Raiders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cooper Ansbach, who posted 13 points. Ace Schickram was another key player, putting up eight points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mahanoy Area to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryan Zilker, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds. What's more, Zilker also racked up two assists, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was William Mayberry, who had 17 points.
Tamaqua dropped their record down to 6-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Mahanoy Area, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-1.
Tamaqua didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 69-45 win against Panther Valley on the 31st. As for Mahanoy Area, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 36-34 defeat against Pottsville on the 31st.
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