The Wilkes-Barre Wolfpack will venture away from home to challenge the Hazleton Area Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wilkes-Barre is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against Lehigh Valley Academy back in January. Wilkes-Barre came out on top against Lehigh Valley Academy by a score of 51-44. Given the Wolfpack's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Jaguars are ranked 518th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hazleton Area put another one in the bag on Sunday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 63-51 win over Crestwood.
Hazleton Area's record now sits at 24-0. As for Wilkes-Barre, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 6-7.
Wilkes-Barre was dealt a bruising 57-21 defeat at the hands of Hazleton Area in their previous matchup back in January. Can Wilkes-Barre avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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