After flying high against West Scranton last Thursday, Valley View came back down to earth. The Valley View Cougars fell 48-40 to the North Pocono Trojans on Monday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Trojans are ranked 129th).

Cougars
01/27/25 @ North Pocono | 40-48 |
01/23/25 vs West Scranton | 64-17 |
01/21/25 vs Scranton | 55-41 |
01/17/25 @ Abington Heights | 39-35 |
01/14/25 vs Delaware Valley | 68-36 |
The loss snapped Valley View's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 15-2 record. As for North Pocono, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Valley View will head out to square off against Wallenpaupack Area at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Pocono, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 69-22 defeat against Scranton Prep on the 29th.
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