Basketball Game Preview: Marian Catholic vs. Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers

Marian Catholic

Points

03/11/25 vs Elk Lake	47
03/07/25 @ MAST Charter II	76
02/28/25 vs Williams Valley	30
02/25/25 vs Shenandoah Valley	42
02/11/25 vs Schuylkill Haven	39
+ 22 more games

Marian Catholic will take on the Berlin Brothersvalley Mountaineers on Friday. Marian Catholic is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.

Marian Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Elk Lake 47-45. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Marian Catholic has posted since March 12, 2024.

Marian Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Olivia Serfass, who made all 6 shots she took for 15 points, and Deanna Pugh, who posted 12 points. Addison Fritz was another key player, putting up eight points.

Meanwhile, Berlin Brothersvalley came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 21 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points), and they left with even more momentum. They took down the Fighting Irish 71-52. The Mountaineers pushed the score to 62-38 by the end of the third, a deficit the Fighting Irish cut but never quite recovered from.

Berlin Brothersvalley pushed their record up to 24-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for Marian Catholic, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 23-4.