The Pemberton Hornets will take on the Mainland Regional Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pemberton is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Monday, Pemberton was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 54-53 to Holy Cross. 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 220th, while the Lancers are ranked 47th).
Meanwhile, Mainland Regional ended up a good deal behind Middle Township on Wednesday and lost 70-52. The defeat continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost three in a row.
Mainland Regional's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Pemberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
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