The Hazleton Area Cougars will take on the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hazleton Area is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They took a 76-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central York. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (56), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Wilkes-Barre took their matchup on Saturday with ease, bagging a 70-32 win over Thomas A. Edison. The Wolfpack have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 22 points or more this season.
The victory got Wilkes-Barre back to even at 5-5. As for Hazleton Area, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Hazleton Area skirted past Wilkes-Barre 60-58 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Hazleton Area repeat their success, or does Wilkes-Barre have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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