Pocono Mountain West waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They put the hurt on the Pleasant Valley Bears with a sharp 76-50 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Bears are ranked 293rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Panthers
01/28/25 vs Pleasant Valley | 76-50 |
01/25/25 vs East Stroudsburg North | 62-36 |
01/10/25 vs Louis E. Dieruff | 70-29 |
12/19/24 vs Liberty | 56-38 |
12/13/24 vs Parkland | 61-48 |
12/03/24 vs East Stroudsburg South | 75-34 |
Pocono Mountain West's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Pleasant Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Pocono Mountain West Panthers face off against the Pocono Mountain East Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pleasant Valley, they will venture away from home to challenge Stroudsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley is facing Stroudsburg at the right time seeing as Stroudsburg is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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