The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Constitution Generals on March 13th. Mahanoy Area has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 815 points over their last 12 matchups.
With a playoff game on the line, Mahanoy Area rose to the challenge on Saturday. They took down the Rangers 58-44. Given Mahanoy Area's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while Northwest Area is ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Constitution's strategy against Delaware County Christian on Saturday. Constitution enjoyed a cozy 77-58 victory over Delaware County Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Constitution's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyree Latimer, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Latimer has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Perry Fields, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and four steals.
Mahanoy Area's victory bumped their record up to 29-0. As for Constitution, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season.
Mahanoy Area strolled past Constitution in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a score of 58-40. Does Mahanoy Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Constitution turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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