Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Elk County Catholic couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They lost to Neighborhood Academy on the road by a 63-44 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while Neighborhood Academy are ranked 29th).
Elk County Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 25-2. As for Neighborhood Academy, the victory was the 17th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 26-1.
Elk County Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Neighborhood Academy, they will square off against La Academia Charter on Friday. Neighborhood Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 contests -- so hopefully La Academia Charter likes a good challenge.
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