The Colonia Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Hightstown Rams at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Colonia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
Last Tuesday, Colonia strolled past Piscataway with points to spare, taking the game 73-56. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Chiefs are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hightstown was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 43-42 to Trenton Central.
Hightstown's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-6. As for Colonia, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Colonia beat Hightstown 58-49 when the teams last played back in December of 2019. The rematch might be a little tougher for Colonia since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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