Basketball Recap: Calvary Christian Picks Up Ninth Consecutive Win

Lions

Previous Games

01/31/25 @ Carteret	24-20
01/27/25 @ Piscataway Vo-Tech	47-25
01/22/25 vs East Brunswick	55-12
01/20/25 vs New Brunswick	45-15
01/15/25 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	48-11
+ 4 more games

Calvary Christian waltzed into their match on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They managed a 24-20 victory over the Carteret Ramblers. The 24-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Calvary Christian pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.2 points per game. As for Carteret, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2.

Calvary Christian and Carteret should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. Calvary Christian will face off against Perth Amboy Vo-Tech at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday up 253 places (70 vs. 323). Calvary Christian's defense has only allowed 20.3 points per game this season, so Carteret's offense will have their work cut out for them. Meanwhile, Carteret (ranked 100th) will meet South River (ranked 393rd) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday.