Basketball Game Preview: Hunterdon Central Red Devils vs. Hillsborough Raiders

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01/18/24 - Home	36-47 L
01/18/22 - Away	62-49 W
12/23/21 - Neutral	42-43 L
02/27/21 - Neutral	72-37 W
02/12/21 - Neutral	76-37 W
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Hunterdon Central is 8-2 against Hillsborough since January of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hunterdon Central Red Devils will head out on the road to take on the Hillsborough Raiders at 1:00 p.m. Hillsborough took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hunterdon Central, who comes in off a win.

Last Thursday, Hunterdon Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against The Pingry School, but they still walked away with a 51-46 victory.

Meanwhile, Hillsborough was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 70-65 to Rutgers Prep. The loss was the Raiders' first of the season.

Hunterdon Central will need focus on slowing down Lucas Rollan, one of several Hillsborough players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points and six assists. The dominant performance gave Rollan a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Feath, who went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points.

Hunterdon Central now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Hillsborough, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.

Hunterdon Central came up short against Hillsborough in their previous matchup back in January, falling 47-36. Can Hunterdon Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.