The Catholic Central Crusaders entered their tilt with the Elmira Express with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. Catholic Central came out on top against Elmira by a score of 69-59 on Monday. Given Catholic Central's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while Elmira is ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Catholic Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sei'Mir Roberson, who scored 26 points along with four steals. Xavjon Arroyo was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with eight rebounds.
Catholic Central pushed their record up to 14-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Elmira, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-5.
Catholic Central will head out on the road to face off against Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Elmira, their homestand continues as they prepare to take on Vestal at 7:15 p.m. on January 30th.
