The Pottsville Crimson Tide will challenge the North Schuylkill Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Tuesday, Pottsville came up short against Allentown Central Catholic and fell 50-38. Pottsville has struggled against Allentown Central Catholic recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Letrel Montone, who scored 11 points. Chase Oswald was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Meanwhile, North Schuylkill also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Blue Mountain by a score of 62-53. While losing is never fun, North Schuylkill can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while Blue Mountain is ranked 91st).
Pottsville's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for North Schuylkill, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-9.
Pottsville came out on top in a nail-biter against North Schuylkill in their previous meeting on February 6th, sneaking past 68-65. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Schuylkill's Zane Zulkowski, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pottsville still be able to contain Zulkowski? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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