Notre Dame-Green Pond won the last time they faced Saucon Valley and things went their way on Saturday too. The Notre Dame-Green Pond Crusaders walked away with a 66-56 victory over the Saucon Valley Panthers. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Panthers are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Loss or not, Saucon Valley got some senior leadership from Jack Robertson and Adam Clark. Robertson posted 25 points and six rebounds, while Clark dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Robertson has scored all season.
Crusaders
| 12/21/24 vs Saucon Valley | 66-56 |
| 12/18/24 vs Southern Lehigh | 78-56 |
| 12/10/24 vs Moravian Academy | 63-36 |
| 12/09/24 vs Northern Lehigh | 87-49 |
Notre Dame-Green Pond's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.2 points. As for Saucon Valley, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-3.
Notre Dame-Green Pond will take on Pope John Paul II in a tournament on Friday. Notre Dame-Green Pond knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Pope John Paul II likes a good challenge. As for Saucon Valley, they will head out to face off against Tamaqua at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Saucon Valley is facing Tamaqua at the right time seeing as Tamaqua is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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