The Minersville Battlin' Miners will face off against the Panther Valley Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Minersville comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Monday, Minersville came up short against Pine Grove and fell 37-27.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 58-25, which was the final score in Panther Valley's tilt against Schuylkill Haven on Wednesday. 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 481st, while the Hurricanes are ranked 125th).
Panther Valley has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Minersville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Minersville came up short against Panther Valley in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 47-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Panther Valley's Morgan Orsulak, who went 13 for 20 on her way to 28 points along with five rebounds and five blocks. Now that Minersville knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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