Pittston won the last time they faced Wilkes-Barre and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Pittston Patriots walked away with a 48-40 win over the Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the Wolfpack are ranked 257th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pittston's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Wilkes-Barre, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Pittston will be playing at home against Berwick at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Wilkes-Barre, they will head out to square off against Hazleton Area at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hazleton Area has 17 straight wins, Wilkes-Barre has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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