Mother Seton is 2-8 against the Destroyers since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mother Seton Setters' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Dunellen Destroyers at 4:00 p.m. on February 2nd. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Mother Seton beat the by the very same score they won with last week: 25-15. Given Mother Seton's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 157th, while the are ranked 391st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dunellen didn't have too much trouble with the Hornets on the road on Wednesday as they won 51-34. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Dunellen.
Dunellen's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Wendy Woll, who scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Woll is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed four or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Jimenez, who scored 20 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Mother Seton's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Dunellen, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Mother Seton might still be hurting after the 36-10 defeat they got from the Destroyers in their previous meeting back in January. Can Mother Seton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
