Basketball Game Recap: Lehighton Indians vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide

By Team Reports Jan 29, 2024, 9:29am

Recap: Lehighton Indians vs. Pottsville Crimson Tide

The Lehighton Indians lost against the Pottsville Crimson Tide back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lehighton took a hard 58-39 fall against Pottsville.

Letrel Montone continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Pottsville, scoring 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Montone has scored all season. Chase Oswald was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.

Lehighton's defeat dropped their record down to 11-6. As for Pottsville, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.

Lehighton will be playing in front of their home fans against North Schuylkill at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Schuylkill knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matches -- so hopefully Lehighton likes a good challenge. As for Pottsville, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Palmyra at 4:30 p.m. on January 27th. Palmyra 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 580th, while Pottsville is ranked 172nd).