Shenandoah Valley is 2-7 against North Schuylkill since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Shenandoah Valley Blue Devils will be home for the holidays to greet the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Shenandoah Valley will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Pennsylvania Rankings (they are ranked 664th, while North Schuylkill is ranked 250th).
Shenandoah Valley struggled with assists on Thursday (Marian Catholic had 16 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Shenandoah Valley took a 64-46 bruising from Marian Catholic. Shenandoah Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Shenandoah Valley got a solid performance out of John Silvestre, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds. Silvestre is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Estuardo Salguero was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, the stars were shining brightly for North Schuylkill in a 54-40 win over Panther Valley on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Schuylkill.
Shenandoah Valley's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 1-5. As for North Schuylkill, their victory bumped their record up to 5-2.
Shenandoah Valley suffered a grim 63-42 defeat to North Schuylkill when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Will Shenandoah Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
