The Pocono Mountain East Cardinals put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past William Allen with a 56-52 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points Pocono Mountain East has scored all season.
Pocono Mountain East's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taemus Jones, who scored 23 points. The match was Jones' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Pierre, who scored 16 points.
Pocono Mountain East's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for William Allen, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Pocono Mountain East will head out on the road to face off against East Stroudsburg South at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Stroudsburg South 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 486th, while Pocono Mountain East is ranked 67th). William Allen will be home for the holidays to greet Nazareth Area at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
