Basketball Recap: Brick Memorial Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

While Brick Memorial didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 45-36 victory over the Toms River East Raiders on Sunday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Raiders are ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mustangs

Previous 2 Games

12/29/24 @ Toms River East	45-36
12/27/24 vs Brick Township	59-39

The win made it two in a row for Brick Memorial and bumps their season record up to 5-1. As for Toms River East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.

Brick Memorial will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Toms River North at 6:30 p.m. Toms River East has already played their next contest, a 22-20 victory against Wall Township on the 30th.