The Hillsborough Raiders will take on the Hopewell Valley Central Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Hillsborough's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three games.
Hopewell Valley Central is facing Hillsborough at the wrong time: Hillsborough suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. The match between them and the Argonauts didn't end well, with Hillsborough falling 74-57. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Argonauts are ranked 32nd).
Despite the loss, Hillsborough saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Feath posted 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Albee Jr., who put up eight points.
Meanwhile, Hopewell Valley Central waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They snuck past the Ravens with a 43-39 victory.
Hopewell Valley Central's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for Hillsborough, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Hillsborough couldn't quite finish off Hopewell Valley Central when the teams last played back in February of 2018 and fell 55-52. Thankfully for Hillsborough, Robby Wiley (who went 9 of 16 en route to 21 points and five boards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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