This season hasn't been kind to the Pine Grove Cardinals, who are still winless after their fifth matchup. They took a 49-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Panther Valley. While losing is never fun, Pine Grove can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 611th, while Panther Valley is ranked 286th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Panther Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chase Weaver, who scored 11 points. The contest was Weaver's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Logan Fisher, who scored ten points along with six rebounds.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Panther Valley, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pine Grove will square off against North Schuylkill at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Panther Valley, they will head out on the road to face off against Blue Mountain at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Blue Mountain's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
