Preview: Dunellen Destroyers vs. Wardlaw Hartridge Rams
Dunellen is 3-0 against Wardlaw Hartridge since January of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dunellen Destroyers will head out on the road to take on the Wardlaw Hartridge Rams at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Dunellen focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Wednesday.
Dunellen unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak. They fell to Timothy Christian 43-39.
Dunellen's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sophie Jimenez, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds, and Wendy Woll who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wardlaw Hartridge entered their tilt with East Brunswick with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Wardlaw Hartridge took down East Brunswick 29-11 on Monday. 29 seems to be a good number for Wardlaw Hartridge as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Dunellen's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-4. As for Wardlaw Hartridge, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Dunellen was able to grind out a solid victory over Wardlaw Hartridge in their previous meeting on January 3rd, winning 32-23. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunellen since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
