The Lancaster Catholic Crusaders will challenge the Lebanon Cedars at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lancaster Catholic sitting on four straight victories and Lebanon on ten.
If Lebanon heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Lancaster Catholic took over last week. Lancaster Catholic secured a 55-51 W over Conestoga Valley on Saturday. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Buckskins are ranked 389th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lebanon made easy work of Columbia on Saturday and carried off a 63-40 win. The Cedars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Lebanon's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.6 points over those games. As for Lancaster Catholic, their record is now 20-3.
Lancaster Catholic came up short against Lebanon when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 49-39. Can Lancaster Catholic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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