With half of their season behind them, Catasauqua’s girls’ basketball team understands their task ahead.

After nine wins and finishing just short of a district berth last year, the Roughies still have their sights set on getting to the postseason. This time around, the road will be bumpier.

The Roughies will begin the second half of the year Friday against Northern Lehigh with a 3-8 record. They need to record five more wins, but they still get a berth with less than that as eight teams will qualify for district play in Class 3A.

Catty also begins second-half play with a four-game losing streak, the last being a 49-18 loss to Bangor Monday night. Previously, they suffered lopsided losses against Salisbury (38-16) and Moravian Academy (50-34) along with an emotional loss to Palisades (28-18) in which starter Ghia Moore, who played her last game before a transfer to another school.

The Roughies have suddenly struggled with their shooting after hitting the mark most of the time earlier in the year. They had a scoreless first half against Palisades.

“We had a rough week,” offered head coach Ed Seidick. “It has been disappointing for us. We have struggled with our shooting. Defensively, we haven’t played badly, but we have been playing from behind too often lately.

“The loss to Palisades was really hard. This is a team that we should have beat. It could be a game that could come back to haunt us.”

Seidick believes his team can succeed with an all-around effort.

“We need to play a solid four quarters,” he said. “We have yet to put all four quarters together. Lately, we have been struggling in the middle of the game. We have played well at times in games.

“But we also need to have more girls to step up and score for us.”

Seidick noted the recent contributions of Kenzie Bradley, who has paced the team in scoring over the past few games.

After Northern Lehigh Friday, the Roughies will play six games over the next 12 days, a true test for their playoff future.

“There were games where Kenzie (Bradley) couldn’t miss,” said Seidick. “But we need another scorer or two. We have the girls here who can do it. It is all up to us.”