Marian Catholic will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tri-Valley Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Marian Catholic unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They received a tough blow as they fell 59-40 to Mahanoy Area. While losing is never fun, Marian Catholic can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 339th, while Mahanoy Area is ranked 70th).
Marian Catholic might have lost, but man, Jesse Rodino was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of James Rodino, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley didn't have too much trouble with Line Mountain at home on Saturday as they won 56-40. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-Valley.
Layne Yoder continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with eight assists and seven rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last six times he's played. Braeden Doyle was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with nine rebounds and two steals.
Marian Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 12-9. As for Tri-Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 16-4 record this season.
Marian Catholic came up short against Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 56-44. Will Marian Catholic have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
