Basketball Recap: Phillipsburg Triumphs

On Friday, it was close, but the Phillipsburg Stateliners capped 2024 with a 61-59 win over the Abington Galloping Ghosts. That's two games straight that the Stateliners have won by exactly two points.

Stateliners

Previous 2 Games

12/27/24 vs Abington	61-59
12/23/24 @ Warren Hills Regional	60-58

The victory made it two in a row for Phillipsburg and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Abington, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-3 record this season.

Phillipsburg and Easton Area will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Phillipsburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Abington, they and Northeast will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Abington likes a good challenge.