The Mahanoy Area Golden Bears lost against the Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Mahanoy Area took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of Schuylkill Haven. While losing is never fun, Mahanoy Area can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 497th, while Schuylkill Haven is ranked 176th).
Schuylkill Haven found their leader in underclassman Mckenna Runkle, who scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Dress, who scored eight points.
Mahanoy Area has been struggling recently, as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Schuylkill Haven, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Mahanoy Area won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Salem Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. As for Schuylkill Haven, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Weatherly at 7:30 p.m.
