Pottsville has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Allentown Central Catholic Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Pottsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Lehighton, taking the game 55-44. Given Pottsville's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while Lehighton is ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chase Oswald was a one-man wrecking crew for Pottsville as he scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Oswald has scored all season. Christian Alvarez was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Meanwhile, Allentown Central Catholic stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Tamaqua 58-29 on the road.
Pottsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. As for Allentown Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 18-6.
Pottsville suffered a grim 58-33 defeat to Allentown Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pottsville was down 42-6.
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