Basketball Game Preview: Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions vs. Manchester Regional Falcons

The Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology Lions will venture away from home to square off against the Manchester Regional Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Eastside just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 40-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ghosts.

Meanwhile, Manchester Regional had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it 14 on Thursday. They came out on top against the Rams by a score of 46-35. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Rams are ranked 206th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Manchester Regional pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.

Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology came up short against Manchester Regional in their previous matchup on January 10th, falling 41-33. Can Paterson Charter School for Science and Technology avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.