The East Stroudsburg North Timberwolves's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Pleasant Valley Bears at 7:00 p.m. on January 22nd. Hopefully East Stroudsburg North is not getting complacent, as they presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Pleasant Valley in Pennsylvania (East Stroudsburg North is ranked 138th, while Pleasant Valley is ranked 389th).
East Stroudsburg North pushed their score all the way to 66 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Pocono Mountain East 70-66. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Monday (61), East Stroudsburg North still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, East Stroudsburg North had strong showings from Bryceson Dobie, who scored 26 points, and Nate Wilder, who scored 19 points. Wilder has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last eight times he's played.
Pleasant Valley suffered their biggest defeat yet this season last Friday. Their tough 69-43 defeat to Parkland might stick with them for a while.
East Stroudsburg North's loss dropped their record down to 9-5. As for Pleasant Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9.
East Stroudsburg North strolled past Pleasant Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 66-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Stroudsburg North since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
