Pine Grove was the 42-26 winner over Tamaqua when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Pine Grove Cardinals took a 69-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tamaqua Blue Raiders on Friday. The Cardinals just can't catch a break and have now endured five defeats in a row.
Tamaqua got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Mateyak out in front who posted 19 points. Mateyak's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Kane, who put up 16 points.
Pine Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Tamaqua, the win snapped their losing streak at five games and leaves them with a 6-13 record.
Pine Grove and Tamaqua could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings. Pine Grove will square off against Pottsville at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday down 335 places (447 vs. 112). Similarly, Tamaqua (ranked 444th) will meet Mahanoy Area (ranked 39th) at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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