The Panther Valley Panthers waltzed into their contest on Saturday with four straight wins but they left with five. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jim Thorpe 70-38 at home. Panther Valley has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 24 points or more this season.
Leading Panther Valley to victory were Maddison Maynard and Morgan Orsulak. Maynard dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds, while Orsulak dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds. Maynard is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaidence Krapf, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Panther Valley's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Jim Thorpe, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Panther Valley will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Pine Grove at 7:00 p.m. Pine Grove will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 502nd, while Panther Valley is ranked 207th). As for Jim Thorpe, they will head out on the road to square off against Lehighton at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
