The Morristown Central Rockets will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against the Thousand Islands Vikings at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Morristown Central has three straight victories, Thousand Islands has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, it was close, but Morristown Central sidestepped Copenhagen for a 57-54 win.
Meanwhile, Thousand Islands came up short against Copenhagen last Friday and fell 52-41. While losing is never fun, Thousand Islands can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 570th, while Copenhagen is ranked 153rd).
Morristown Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Thousand Islands, they bumped their record down to 0-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Morristown Central took their victory against Thousand Islands when the teams last played back in November by a conclusive 57-32. Does Morristown Central have another victory up their sleeve, or will Thousand Islands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
