Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Johnson

Crusaders

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 @ Brearley	39
01/23/25 @ Dayton	36
12/30/24 vs Metuchen	36
01/07/25 vs Dayton	34
12/21/24 vs Wardlaw Hartridge	27

Johnson had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Roselle Rams with a sharp 61-41 win. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.

Roselle lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Zaire Hopson, who posted 14 points and three steals. Hopson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games he's played. Kenny Dicette was another key player, dropping a double-double on ten points and ten boards.

Johnson's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Roselle, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.

Johnson has already played their next matchup (against Brearley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Roselle, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 78-57 defeat against Ewing on the 8th.