The Danville Ironmen will square off against the Shamokin Area Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Danville is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since December 20, 2024 on Monday. They came up short against Warrior Run, falling 58-35. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Ironmen's biggest loss of the season was also their lowest-scoring.
Meanwhile, Shamokin Area played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 89-68 to Trinity. The Indians were down 76-52 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Danville will need to focus on slowing down Joe Hile, one of several Shamokin Area players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 of 14 on his way to 19 points. Hile is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last 12 games he's played. Case Litchy was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Shamokin Area's defeat dropped their record down to 19-3. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Danville suffered a grim 72-48 defeat to Shamokin Area when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hile, who went 9 for 13 en route to 25 points and seven boards. Now that Danville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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