Atlantic County Institute of Tech and Bridgeton are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2017, but not for long. Atlantic County Institute of Tech will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against the Bridgeton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Atlantic County Institute of Tech is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Atlantic County Institute of Tech suffered their biggest loss since December 22, 2023 on Monday. They suffered a tough 73-49 defeat at the hands of Atlantic City. While losing is never fun, Atlantic County Institute of Tech can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Atlantic City is ranked 60th).
Bridgeton suffered their closest defeat yet this season on Monday. They fell just short of Cedar Creek by a score of 81-78. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Atlantic County Institute of Tech's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-11. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Bridgeton, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Atlantic County Institute of Tech and Bridgeton were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup on January 3rd, but Atlantic County Institute of Tech came up empty-handed after a 69-68 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bridgeton's Jameel Purnell, who dropped a double-double on 42 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Atlantic County Institute of Tech knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
