The Metuchen Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Brearley Bears at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Metuchen is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Metuchen gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 53-11 win over Dunellen. While fans of Metuchen might be used to big wins, the 42-point margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Meanwhile, Brearley humbled Middlesex County Vo-Tech with a 40-6 victory. Given Brearley's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 168th, while Middlesex County Vo-Tech is ranked 377th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Metuchen's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. As for Brearley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.
Metuchen didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Brearley in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 36-31 win. Will Metuchen repeat their success, or does Brearley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
