Basketball Recap: Catasauqua Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Rough Riders

Previous 6 Games

01/22/25 @ Palisades	70-64
01/14/25 @ Northern Lehigh	69-52
01/13/25 vs Lehighton	69-40
01/11/25 @ Jim Thorpe	51-37
01/09/25 vs Palisades	73-39
01/03/25 @ Pen Argyl	59-36

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Catasauqua ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They managed a 70-64 win over the Palisades Pirates. Winning may never get old, but the Rough Riders sure are getting used to it with their sixth in a row.

Palisades lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Blake Oglialoro, who posted 16 points. Lincoln Cook was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven rebounds.

Catasauqua is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.9 points per game. As for Palisades, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-14.

Catasauqua will challenge Salisbury Township at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Catasauqua has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 208 points over their last three matches. As for Palisades, they will square off against Southern Lehigh at 6:45 p.m. on Friday.