The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Shamokin Area Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Mahanoy Area came up short against Panther Valley and fell 56-45.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Shamokin Area's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell to North Schuylkill 32-28. While losing is never fun, Shamokin Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while North Schuylkill is ranked ninth).
Mahanoy Area's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Shamokin Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-2.
Mahanoy Area might still be hurting after the 49-24 defeat they got from Shamokin Area in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. The contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mahanoy Area was down 33-7.
