The Wallenpaupack Area Buckhorns will face off against the North Pocono Trojans at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Wallenpaupack Area is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Wallenpaupack Area came up short against Scranton and fell 66-54. While losing is never fun, the Buckhorns can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Knights are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Pocono). They put the hurt on West Scranton with a sharp 68-47 win on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Trojans as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Wallenpaupack Area's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for North Pocono, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 4-6.
Wallenpaupack Area was able to grind out a solid victory over North Pocono in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, winning 57-46. Will Wallenpaupack Area repeat their success, or does North Pocono have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
