Basketball Recap: Hopatcong Extends Home Winning Streak to Six

Hopatcong waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They skirted past the Newton Braves 42-39. While the Chiefs didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

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Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/16/25 vs Newton	42-39
01/10/25 vs Sussex County Tech	53-37
12/28/24 vs Parsippany Hills	46-36
12/26/24 vs Somerset Tech	60-47
12/19/24 vs Kittatinny Regional	61-48
02/12/24 vs Parsippany	72-68

Hopatcong pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.7 points per game. As for Newton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.

Hopatcong will square off against Kittatinny Regional at 1:00 p.m. on Monday. Newton has already played their next game (against Kinnelon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.