Altoona hasn't had much luck against State College recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Altoona Mountain Lions will be playing in front of their home fans against the State College Little Lions at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Altoona is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 55-49 heartbreaker at the hands of Harrisburg.
Meanwhile, State College was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 59-54 to Central Dauphin. While losing is never fun, the Little Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Rams are ranked sixth).
Defeat or not, State College got some senior leadership from Reed Melvin and Charlie Yartz. Melvin posted 15 points along with seven assists and six boards, while Yartz went 8 of 15 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Melvin a new career-high in steals (five). Ty Salazer was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.
State College has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season. As for Altoona, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
Altoona suffered a grim 63-41 defeat to State College in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. Will Altoona have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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