Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Southern Regional couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They came up short against the Cherry Hill East Cougars on Monday, falling 77-52. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Cougars are ranked 33rd).
Southern Regional has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 17-8 record this season. The victory was the 11th in a row for Cherry Hill East, bringing their record for this year to 24-2.
Southern Regional does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Cherry Hill East has already played their next game (against Eastern), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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