Rancocas Valley is 1-8 against Eastern since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Red Devils will face off against the Vikings at 11:00 a.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Rancocas Valley is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They walked away with a 56-47 win over Kingsway. The game was the first time the Red Devils have beaten the Dragons on their court since February 25, 2019.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Eastern). Everything went their way against Gloucester County Tech on Thursday as they made off with an 80-54 victory. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while Gloucester County Tech are ranked 246th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastern has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points over those games. As for Rancocas Valley, they now have a winning record of 14-13.
Rancocas Valley couldn't quite finish off Eastern in their previous matchup on February 5th and fell 50-47. Can the Red Devils avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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