The New Egypt Warriors will challenge the Point Pleasant Beach Garnet Gulls at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, New Egypt beat Lakewood 52-44.
Meanwhile, Point Pleasant Beach had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the Lions, posting an 84-52 victory. The Garnet Gulls have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Point Pleasant Beach has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points per game. As for New Egypt, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9.
New Egypt was taken down by Point Pleasant Beach 89-51 in their previous meeting on January 7th. Will New Egypt have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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