The Minersville Battlin' Miners lost against the Mahanoy Area Golden Bears back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result  on Tuesday. Minersville took a  52-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mahanoy Area. The  loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Minersville in their matchups with Mahanoy Area: they've now lost four in a row.
 Minersville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was   Bradley Kostishak, who  scored 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of  Lorenzo Yourey, who  scored 14 points.
 Minersville dropped their record down to 9-7 with that  defeat, which was their third straight  at home. As for Mahanoy Area, the  victory for they keeps them at an undefeated 17-0.
 Both  teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Minersville won't have much time to rest: their next  matchup is against Shenandoah Valley at 7:30  p.m.  on January 24th. Shenandoah Valley is coming into the  matchup on a three-game losing streak. As for Mahanoy Area, they will head out on the road to  square off against  Weatherly at 7:30  p.m.  on Friday.