The Pottsville Crimson Tide will take on the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pottsville has five straight wins, North Schuylkill has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pottsville is returning to their home court after beating Minersville on theirs, despite the fact Minersville has dominated at home this season. Pottsville walked away with a 54-44 victory over Minersville on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill came up short against Mahanoy Area on Tuesday, falling 58-32. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 582nd, while the Golden Bears are ranked 33rd).
Pottsville is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for North Schuylkill, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Pottsville took their win against North Schuylkill when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 72-47. Will Pottsville repeat their success, or does North Schuylkill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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