The River Valley Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-court for the first time this season as they take on the Conemaugh Township Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, River Valley earned a 74-65 victory over Conemaugh Valley. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Meanwhile, Conemaugh Township took care of business in their home opener on Tuesday. They walked away with a 62-54 win over Homer-Center.
Conemaugh Township's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Colin Dinyar, who went 8 for 20 en route to 20 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Dinyar's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Matera, who went 6 for 8 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and two steals.
River Valley now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Conemaugh Township, they pushed their record up to 1-0 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
River Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Conemaugh Township in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 45-43. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Matera, who went 6 for 8 en route to 12 points plus six rebounds and two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will River Valley still be able to contain Matera? There's only one way to find out.
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