River Valley has gone 7-0 against West Shamokin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The River Valley Panthers will take on the West Shamokin Wolves at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (River Valley has 11 straight victories, West Shamokin has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, River Valley greeted the New Year with with a 60-42 win over Marion Center. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Stingers are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/03/25 vs Marion Center | 43 |
| 12/28/24 vs Deer Lakes | 34 |
| 12/27/24 vs Burrell | 33 |
Ava Persichetti continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 16 for 22 on her way to 43 points and six rebounds. Her evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenady Kitner, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, West Shamokin had to suffer through a 53-20 loss at the hands of Penns Manor.
West Shamokin now has a losing record at 3-4. As for River Valley, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Everything came up roses for River Valley against West Shamokin when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 63-24 win. Will River Valley repeat their success, or does West Shamokin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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