Mars suffered their biggest loss since December 7, 2024 on Saturday. They lost 66-43 to the New Castle Hurricanes. While losing is never fun, the Fightin' Planets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 208th, while the Hurricanes are ranked 31st).
Mars' defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for New Castle, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mars will head out to face off against Chartiers Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for New Castle, they will head out on the road to square off against North Allegheny at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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