Basketball Recap: Emmaus Continues Home Dominance on Tuesday

Emmaus hadn't done well against Allentown Central Catholic recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Emmaus Hornets snuck past the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings with a 53-48 win. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 29th, while the Vikings are ranked 190th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs Allentown Central Catholic	53-48
01/17/25 vs Whitehall	51-17
01/10/25 vs Pocono Mountain East	62-17
12/28/24 vs Easton Area	42-23
12/16/24 vs Liberty	59-40
+ 2 more games

Emmaus pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.1 points per game. As for Allentown Central Catholic, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-6.

Emmaus has already played their next match (against William Allen), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Allentown Central Catholic has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Louis E. Dieruff.