The Hazleton Area Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Dallas Mountaineers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hazleton Area knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Dallas likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, Hazleton Area was able to grind out a solid victory over Wyoming Valley West, taking the game 61-48. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Spartans are ranked 603rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dallas entered their tilt with Pittston on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They secured a 49-44 W over the Patriots.
The win got Hazleton Area back to even at 7-7. As for Dallas, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.
Hazleton Area couldn't quite finish off Dallas when the teams last played back in February of 2024 and fell 68-65. Can Hazleton Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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