The Glassboro Bulldogs will venture away from home to take on the Penns Grove Red Devils at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Glassboro came up short against Burlington Township and fell 66-55. The Bulldogs were down 57-36 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Penns Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 50-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Joseph. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Wildcats are ranked 61st).
Glassboro has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Penns Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Glassboro won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in January of 2024, slipping by Penns Grove 61-60. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Penns Grove's Mekhi Ballard, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Glassboro to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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