Basketball Recap: Make It 12 in a Row for Emmaus

Hornets

Previous Games

01/14/25 @ Bethlehem Catholic	56-53
01/11/25 @ Blue Mountain	58-21
01/11/25 vs Bethlehem Center	58-21
01/10/25 vs Pocono Mountain East	62-17
01/07/25 @ Parkland	42-36
+ 7 more games

Emmaus entered their tilt with Bethlehem Catholic on Tuesday with 11 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 12. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 56-53 win over the Bethlehem Catholic Hawks. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Hawks are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Emmaus' victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-1. As for Bethlehem Catholic, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.

Emmaus will square off against Whitehall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bethlehem Catholic has already played their next matchup (against Pleasant Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.