The Montour Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the New Castle Hurricanes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Montour will face New Castle after dropping another heartbreaker against Moon Area on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 3.1 of beating them. Montour fell just short of Moon Area by a score of 43-40. The Spartans have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, New Castle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against West Allegheny, falling 67-42. While losing is never fun, the Hurricanes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while the Indians are ranked 81st).
Montour's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for New Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything went Montour's way against New Castle in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Montour made off with a 50-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Montour since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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