Octorara Area and Lancaster Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Octorara Area Braves will take on the Lancaster Catholic Crusaders in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Monday, Octorara Area didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Donegal, but they still walked away with a 73-67 win. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Indians are ranked 396th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lancaster Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 76-60 to Lancaster Mennonite. One positive for the Crusaders, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Octorara Area's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Lancaster Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Octorara Area came up short against Lancaster Catholic when the teams last played back in February, falling 69-62. Can Octorara Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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