Purchase Line hasn't had much luck against West Shamokin recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Purchase Line Red Dragons will head out on the road to square off against the West Shamokin Wolves at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Purchase Line came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They took a blow against Conemaugh Valley, falling 76-40. While losing is never fun, the Red Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 686th, while the Blue Jays are ranked 333rd).
Despite the defeat, Purchase Line had strong showings from Jakob Mountain, who went 6 for 11 to rack up 16 points and seven rebounds, and Jacob Kauffman, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points. What's more, Kauffman also posted a 83% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin lost to Portage on the road by a 47-33 margin on Friday. The contest marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Purchase Line's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for West Shamokin, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-5.
Purchase Line was dealt a bruising 65-35 loss at the hands of West Shamokin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Purchase Line was down 43-15.
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