The Allentown Central Catholic Vikings will square off against the Shamokin Area Indians on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Allentown Central Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on West Philadelphia with a sharp 73-49 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Vikings, who have now won four matchups in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shamokin Area). They really took it to Wyoming Area for the full four quarters, racking up a 90-60 win. The Indians pushed the score to 75-37 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Allentown Central Catholic better keep an eye on Joe Hile. He was instrumental in Shamokin Area's win, almost dropping a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hile a new career-high in boards. Rylan Price was another key player, going 7-for-11 to rack up 18 points.
Shamokin Area was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Shamokin Area has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 27.6 points. Allentown Central Catholic's record is now 23-4.
Allentown Central Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Shamokin Area in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, winning 62-50. Does Allentown Central Catholic have another victory up their sleeve, or will Shamokin Area turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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