The Deer Lakes Lancers will head out on the road to face off against the North Catholic Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Deer Lakes is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
On Friday, Deer Lakes didn't have too much trouble with Derry as they won 67-49. Given the Lancers' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Trojans are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, North Catholic's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Knoch. The matchup was a 26-26 toss-up at halftime, but the Trojans couldn't quite close it out.
North Catholic now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Deer Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.
Deer Lakes skirted past North Catholic 74-72 in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Deer Lakes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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