The North Penn-Mansfield Tigers will face off against the Wyalusing Valley Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (North Penn-Mansfield has six straight wins, Wyalusing Valley has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
North Penn-Mansfield is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Athens: they outscored them in every quarter. North Penn-Mansfield was the clear victor by a 67-46 margin over Athens on Wednesday. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Cooper Shaw, who posted 18 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. Alex Davis was another key player, putting up six points along with ten assists and eight steals.
Shaw wasn't the only one working in the assists department: North Penn-Mansfield was working as a unit and finished the game with 23 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Athens only racked up nine assists.
Meanwhile, Wyalusing Valley took a blow against Wellsboro on Wednesday, falling 61-29.
North Penn-Mansfield is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points per game. As for Wyalusing Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
Everything came up roses for North Penn-Mansfield against Wyalusing Valley in their previous matchup back in January, as the squad secured a 65-35 victory. In that match, North Penn-Mansfield amassed a halftime lead of 42-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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