After losing to Mid Valley the last time they met, Old Forge decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Old Forge Blue Devils snuck past the Mid Valley Spartans with a 41-36 win on Thursday. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Spartans are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Mid Valley still got an impressive performance from Demaja Dunston, who went 9 for 14 en route to 19 points and three steals. That's the most points Dunston has posted since back in February of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Pratt, who went 5 of 12 on his way to 10 points.
Old Forge has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Mid Valley, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-7.
Old Forge has already played their next game (against Dunmore), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mid Valley wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 52-36 victory against Lakeland on the 20th.
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