The Egg Harbor Township Eagles's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their 11th straight loss. They suffered a tough 63-38 defeat at the hands of Middle Township. While losing is never fun, Egg Harbor Township can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while Middle Township is ranked 11th).
Bubba McNeil was the offensive standout of the match as he scored 14 points. Anthony Trombetta was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Egg Harbor Township's loss was their sixth straight at home, which bumped their record down to 3-13. As for Middle Township, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season.
Egg Harbor Township will be playing in front of their home fans against Manasquan at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Manasquan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games. As for Middle Township, they will head out on the road to face off against Bishop Eustace Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
