North Schuylkill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They came up short against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears, falling 58-32. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 558th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 49th).
Mahanoy Area can attribute much of their success to Ryan Zilker, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Zilker a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Jace Yedsena, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.
North Schuylkill's defeat dropped their record down to 3-13. As for Mahanoy Area, they pushed their record up to 17-0 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
North Schuylkill didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 65-29 loss against Pottsville on the 24th. Mahanoy Area has also already played their next game, a 50-41 defeat against Minersville on the 24th.
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