The Warrior Run Defenders will challenge the Minersville Battlin' Miners at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Warrior Run didn't have quite enough to beat Troy and fell 44-41. The Defenders haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Minersville couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They took a 61-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rough Riders on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Battlin' Miners came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Rough Riders are ranked 266th).
Warrior Run will have to contain Dante Carr as he made an impact in Minersville's last game. He dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 boards. The dominant performance gave Carr a new career-high in rebounds. Shazier Bethea was another key player, going 5-for-10 en route to 13 points.
Warrior Run's loss dropped their record down to 20-6. As for Minersville, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-5.
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