Dunmore is 0-10 against Mid Valley since January of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Dunmore Bucks will challenge the Mid Valley Spartans at 6:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Monday, Dunmore was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 55-51 to Riverside. The matchup marked the Bucks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mid Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 78-62 fall against Holy Cross. Even though they lost, the Spartans' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 50.5 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Dunmore will need focus on slowing down Kaleik Cook, one of several Mid Valley players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 12 on his way to 17 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Lesher, who went 8 of 9 on his way to 17 points and four steals.
Mid Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-5. As for Dunmore, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Things could have been worse for Dunmore, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 51-35 loss to Mid Valley when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mid Valley's Demaja Dunston, who went 9 of 18 on his way to 26 points. Now that Dunmore knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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