Egg Harbor Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 73-51 to the Montgomery Cougars. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 169th, while the Cougars are ranked 18th).
Egg Harbor Township's loss dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Montgomery, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Egg Harbor Township will face off against Atlantic City on Thursday. Atlantic City knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matchups -- so hopefully Egg Harbor Township likes a good challenge. As for Montgomery, they will challenge Monroe Township on Thursday. Montgomery is facing Monroe Township at the right time seeing as Monroe Township is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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