Schuylkill Haven is 1-9 against Shenandoah Valley since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Schuylkill Haven Hurricanes just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils at 1:30 p.m. Schuylkill Haven's defense has only allowed 29.4 points per game this season, so Shenandoah Valley's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Schuylkill Haven is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Marian Catholic on Friday. Schuylkill Haven fell just short of Marian Catholic by a score of 35-32. The contest marked the Hurricanes' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, Schuylkill Haven saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mckenna Runkle posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Anna Schaeffer, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, Shenandoah Valley came up short against Eastern Lebanon County last Friday, falling 55-31. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 567th, while the Raiders are ranked 245th).
Schuylkill Haven's defeat dropped their record down to 7-2. As for Shenandoah Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
Schuylkill Haven strolled past Shenandoah Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 50-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Schuylkill Haven since the team 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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