The Serra Catholic Eagles will face off against the Otto-Eldred Terrors at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Serra Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy by a score of 61-49. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the WolfPack are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Serra Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Owen Dumbroski, who shot 46% from the field en route to 15 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Tyler Sapida was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 11 boards.
Meanwhile, Otto-Eldred waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Saints 65-39. The Terrors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 21 matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Otto-Eldred's win was their 23rd straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.6 points on average over those games. As for Serra Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Serra Catholic suffered a grim 64-44 defeat to Otto-Eldred when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Serra Catholic avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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