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| 02/23/24 - Home | 81-53 W |
| 01/31/18 - Home | 72-32 W |
| 01/20/18 - Away | 63-14 W |
| 02/01/17 - Away | 56-54 W |
| 01/06/17 - Home | 65-39 W |
| + 4 more games |
Shamokin Area is 9-0 against Midd-West since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Shamokin Area Indians will look to defend their home court against the Midd-West Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shamokin Area has four straight wins, Midd-West has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Monday, Shamokin Area strolled past Mifflinburg with points to spare, taking the game 76-61. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Wildcats are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Midd-West came up short against Central Mountain on Saturday and fell 67-55.
Shamokin Area will need focus on slowing down D'Zani Coley, one of several Midd-West players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Coley a new career-high in assists (four). Another player making a difference was Chase Shattuck, who earned ten points.
Even though they lost, Midd-West smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Central Mountain only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Shamokin Area's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points per game. As for Midd-West, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
Everything came up roses for Shamokin Area against Midd-West in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured an 81-53 win. Will Shamokin Area repeat their success, or does Midd-West have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
