After flying high against North Pocono last Thursday, Scranton came back down to earth. The Scranton Knights took a 54-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lansdale Catholic Crusaders. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Knights came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Crusaders are ranked 202nd).
Scranton's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Lansdale Catholic, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-2.
Scranton will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against Dunmore at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Dunmore's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Lansdale Catholic and Simon Gratz will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Simon Gratz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.1 points per game this season.
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