Mapletown is 0-10 against Monessen since February of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Maples are taking a road trip to challenge the Greyhounds at 6:00 p.m.
On Monday, Mapletown had to suffer through a 62-9 loss at the hands of West Greene. While losing is never fun, the Maples can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 682nd, while the Pioneers are ranked 275th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monessen). They snuck past Avella with a 51-46 win on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Greyhounds.
Mapletown's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Monessen, their victory bumped their record up to 5-8.
Mapletown might still be hurting after the 38-18 loss they got from Monessen in their previous matchup back in December of 2025. Can the Maples avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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