The St. Joseph's Prep Hawks just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Morris Catholic Crusaders at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with St. Joseph's Prep sitting on eight straight victories and Morris Catholic on three.
St. Joseph's Prep will head into Sunday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 32-point drubbing they dealt Lansdale Catholic on Sunday. St. Joseph's Prep blew past Lansdale Catholic 85-53. With the Hawks ahead 52-18 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Morris Catholic didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Camden Catholic on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 74-69 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Crusaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Fighting Irish are ranked tenth).
St. Joseph's Prep is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.5 points per game. As for Morris Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 7-5.
St. Joseph's Prep won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, slipping by Morris Catholic 88-87. Does St. Joseph's Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Morris Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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