Trenton Catholic Academy will head out on the road to challenge the Delran Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Trenton Catholic Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four contests -- so hopefully Delran likes a good challenge.
Trenton Catholic Academy pushed their score all the way to 61 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a tough 83-61 defeat at the hands of University. Trenton Catholic Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-19.
Trenton Catholic Academy might have lost, but man, Mayah Alford was a machine: she dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds. Alford hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Tori Evans, who scored 12 points along with nine rebounds.
Delran suffered their biggest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Thursday. They were beaten by Cinnaminson 58-25. While losing is never fun, Delran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 249th, while Cinnaminson is ranked 50th).
Trenton Catholic Academy's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Delran, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.
Everything came up roses for Trenton Catholic Academy against Delran in their previous matchup on January 2nd as the team secured a 86-14 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Trenton Catholic Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
