After flying high against North Schuylkill last Tuesday, Mahanoy Area came back down to earth. The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears fell 50-41 to the Minersville Battlin' Miners on Friday. The loss put an end to the Golden Bears' undefeated start to the season.
Mahanoy Area's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jace Yedsena, who posted ten points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Zawada, who scored 12 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Minersville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bradley Kostishak, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds. That's the most points Kostishak has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dante Carr, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Mahanoy Area's defeat ended a 21-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 17-1. As for Minersville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Mahanoy Area has already played their next contest, a 55-38 win against Pen Argyl on the 25th. As for Minersville, they are taking a road trip to take on Panther Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Minersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
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