The West Morris Central Wolfpack will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Phillipsburg Stateliners at 12:00 p.m. on February 17th. West Morris Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past seven matches -- so hopefully Phillipsburg likes a good challenge.
Last Wednesday, West Morris Central made easy work of Dover and carried off a 69-46 victory. Given West Morris Central's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Dover is ranked 330th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Phillipsburg got the win against North Hunterdon on Wednesday by a conclusive 58-36. The win made it back-to-back wins for Phillipsburg.
Phillipsburg can attribute much of their success to Ameer Herran, who scored 18 points along with six rebounds, and Matthew Scerbo jr., who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Scerbo jr. has scored at least a third of Phillipsburg's points. Another player making a difference was Ethan White-philpot, who scored two points along with five steals.
West Morris Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-11 record this season. As for Phillipsburg, they pushed their record up to 22-2 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season.
West Morris Central came up short against Phillipsburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 50-44. Can West Morris Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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