The Lehighton Indians lost against the Pottsville Crimson Tide back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Lehighton fell 55-44 to Pottsville. While losing is never fun, Lehighton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while Pottsville is ranked 154th).
Chase Oswald had an outrageously good game 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.
Lehighton has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-9 record this season. As for Pottsville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Lehighton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Pottsville, they will square off against Allentown Central Catholic at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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