The Tamaqua Blue Raiders will face off against the Pine Grove Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses for Tamaqua and four for Pine Grove.
Last Tuesday, Tamaqua came up short against Blue Mountain and fell 71-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (58), the Blue Raiders still had to take the loss.
Loss or not, Tamaqua got some senior leadership from Noah Mateyak and Cooper Ansbach. Mateyak posted 23 points, while Ansbach earned 23 points. That was a full 35.9% of Tamaqua's points, marking the third time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Brady Mccabe was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Pine Grove duked it out withPanther Valley on Tuesday. Pine Grove took a 65-50 bruising from Panther Valley.
Tamaqua's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Pine Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Tamaqua lost to Pine Grove at home by a decisive 42-26 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Tamaqua have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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