The Pennington Red Raiders will challenge the Solebury Spartans at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pennington has three straight victories, Solebury has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Solebury better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Pennington really get things going. Pennington breezed by St. Joseph-by-the-Sea to the tune of 63-36 on Sunday. Given the Red Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked seventh in New Jersey, while the Vikings are ranked 199th in New York), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Solebury was beaten by Prince George's Christian Academy Blue 83-29 back in December of 2024.
Pennington's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for Solebury, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Pennington skirted past Solebury 61-59 when the teams last played back in January of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pennington 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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