Point Pleasant Boro and St. Rose are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Point Pleasant Boro Panthers are taking a road trip to take on the St. Rose Purple Roses at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Wednesday, Point Pleasant Boro was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 58-53 to Barnegat. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Panthers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bengals are ranked 217th).
Meanwhile, St. Rose waltzed into their game on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 61-48.
St. Rose has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Point Pleasant Boro, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
Point Pleasant Boro took a serious blow against St. Rose when the teams last played on January 7th, falling 84-51. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Point Pleasant Boro was down 46-21.
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