The Pemberton Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Holy Cross Lancers at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Pemberton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Holy Cross will come in with eight straight victories.
Last Friday, Pemberton came up short against Rancocas Valley and fell 53-46. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Red Devils are ranked 64th).
Meanwhile, Holy Cross humbled Egg Harbor Township with a 77-48 victory. The Lancers pushed the score to 55-35 by the end of the third, a deficit the Eagles had little chance of recovering from.
Pemberton's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Holy Cross, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Pemberton came up short against Holy Cross in their previous matchup back in January, falling 60-50. Can Pemberton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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