Wyalusing Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by the North Penn-Mansfield Tigers and fell 60-32. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while the Tigers are ranked 205th).
Several Rams players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ashton Vandemark, who posted six points. Vandemark continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Parker Cunningham also deserves some recognition as he pulled down his first board of the season.
North Penn-Mansfield got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cooper Shaw out in front who went 7-for-10 to rack up 15 points and three steals. Shaw is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last five games he's played. Alex Davis was another key player, putting up ten points along with eight assists and five boards.
Wyalusing Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-19. As for North Penn-Mansfield, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-3.
Wyalusing Valley has already played their next matchup, a 66-64 defeat against Sullivan County on the 11th. As for North Penn-Mansfield, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-30 victory against Neumann Regional Academy on the 10th.
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