The Mount Carmel RED TORNADOES will head out to square off against the Milton Black Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mount Carmel has five straight victories, Milton has 11 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Mount Carmel can't be too worried about heading out to take on Milton: they just beat Danville at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Mount Carmel came out on top in a nail-biter against Danville on Friday, sneaking past 45-43. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the RED TORNADOES were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Milton took a blow against Lewisburg on Friday, falling 75-29. While losing is never fun, the Black Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 616th, while the Green Dragons are ranked 129th).
Milton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for Mount Carmel, their win bumped their record up to 13-3.
Everything came up roses for Mount Carmel against Milton in their previous meeting on January 11th, as the team secured a 67-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Carmel since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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