Basketball Recap: Lancaster Catholic Extends Winning Streak to 11

Crusaders

Previous Games

01/25/25 @ Bethlehem Catholic	40-37
01/24/25 vs Northern Lebanon	51-29
01/22/25 @ Spring Grove	52-32
01/18/25 @ Berks Catholic	37-31
01/16/25 vs Manheim Central	35-17
+ 6 more games

Lancaster Catholic had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks 40-37. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Hawks are ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lancaster Catholic's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Bethlehem Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.

Lancaster Catholic will be playing at home against Lebanon at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bethlehem Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Freedom), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.