Middle Township fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Paul VI on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 68-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Paul VI Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Eagles are ranked eighth).
| 01/25/25 @ Paul VI | 25 |
| 01/23/25 @ St. Augustine Prep | 21 |
| 01/21/25 @ St. Joseph | 27 |
Middle Township's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jamir McNeil, who went 8 for 19 en route to 25 points and four steals. The match was McNeil's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mason Murawski, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 17 points.
Middle Township's defeat dropped their record down to 11-5. As for Paul VI, they pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Middle Township will challenge Wildwood Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Middle Township is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.9 points per game this season. Paul VI has already played their next game (against St. Thomas Aquinas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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