After having lost a blowout in their previous game against McDowell, Erie was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Central Catholic Vikings out 36-34. The win was all the more spectacular given the Royals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Vikings are ranked 74th).
Erie is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points over those games. As for Central Catholic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-7.
Looking ahead, Erie will be playing in front of their home fans against Iroquois at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Iroquois will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Erie surely won't give up without a fight. Central Catholic has already played their next contest (against Aliquippa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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