The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Pottsville Crimson Tide at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Allentown Central Catholic stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They claimed a resounding 58-29 win over Tamaqua on the road. Given Allentown Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while Tamaqua is ranked 361st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pottsville was able to grind out a solid victory over Lehighton on Friday, taking the game 55-44.
Chase Oswald had an outrageously good game as he scored 19 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Christian Alvarez, who scored 11 points.
Allentown Central Catholic's win bumped their record up to 18-6. As for Pottsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Allentown Central Catholic took their win against Pottsville when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a conclusive 58-33. In that game, Allentown Central Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 42-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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