The Steinert Spartans will challenge the Pemberton Hornets at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Steinert will be strutting in after a win while Pemberton will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Steinert made easy work of Hamilton and carried off a 41-18 victory. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Pemberton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Northern Burlington 79-31. 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 376th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 111th).
The win made it two in a row for Steinert and bumps their season record up to 4-5. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 18.5 points over those games. As for Pemberton, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Steinert didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Pemberton in their previous meeting back in February of 2015, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Steinert since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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