Basketball Game Preview: Gloucester Catholic Rams vs. Penns Grove Red Devils

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Previous Games

02/15/23 - Neutral	48-40 W
01/26/23 - Home	48-57 L
02/12/22 - Away	72-65 W
03/03/21 - Home	80-46 W
02/06/20 - Home	49-61 L
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Gloucester Catholic and Penns Grove are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The Rams will venture away from home to take on the Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Gloucester Catholic has given up an average of 53.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Gloucester Catholic is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Clearview by a score of 73-62 on Wednesday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Rams with their most commanding win of the season.

Gloucester Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Darius Attoh-Mensah led the charge by dropping a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was TK Tanner, who posted 18 points along with five assists and three steals.

Gloucester Catholic was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. They are 6-2 when they've passed the ball that well.

While Penns Grove didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They claimed a resounding 65-17 win over Pennsville Memorial. The victory continues a trend for the Red Devils in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.

The win got Gloucester Catholic back to even at 6-6. As for Penns Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.

Gloucester Catholic beat Penns Grove 48-40 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Will the Rams repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.