Basketball Game Preview: St. Mary Gaels vs. Wallington Panthers

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Previous Games

01/10/25 - Away	71-24 W
01/10/24 - Away	58-28 W
12/19/23 - Home	84-4 W
12/17/22 - Home	88-35 W
01/21/22 - Away	82-55 W
+ 5 more games

St. Mary is 10-0 against Wallington since December of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The St. Mary Gaels will look to defend their home court against the Wallington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (St. Mary has four straight victories, Wallington has 11 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

St. Mary is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 79-46 win over Hasbrouck Heights. The Gaels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 32 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Wallington challenged Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology on Thursday. Wallington was dealt a 64-35 loss at the hands of Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Lions are ranked 143rd).

St. Mary's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.1 points per game. As for Wallington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Everything came up roses for St. Mary against Wallington in their previous matchup on January 10th, as the team secured a 71-24 win. Does St. Mary have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wallington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.