The Sterling Silver Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Middle Township Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Sterling is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They strolled past Gloucester City with points to spare, taking the game 53-34. The Silver Knights' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Paris Logan
| 01/14/25 vs Paulsboro | 4 |
| 02/27/25 vs Gloucester City | 3 |
| 02/19/25 vs Winslow Township | 3 |
| 02/02/25 vs Delran | 3 |
| 01/21/25 @ West Deptford | 3 |
| + 14 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sterling to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paris Logan, who went 6-for-10 en route to 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Logan is becoming a predictor of Sterling's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 5-1 (and 9-12 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Amber Wilsey, who posted ten points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Middle Township had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They really took it to Camden Academy Charter for the full four quarters, racking up a 59-15 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Camden Academy Charter are ranked 307th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sterling better focus on containing Reagen Powell and Sarah Farrow as the pair were huge in Middle Township's win. Powell shot 47% from the field on her way to 24 points and five rebounds, while Farrow dropped a double-double with ten points and ten boards. Powell's big performance that evening made it four games in a row in which she has scored at least 15 points. Ella Leahy also deserves some recognition as she scored her first points of the season.
Middle Township pushed their record up to 24-5 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.1 points over those games. As for Sterling, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-13.
Sterling barely slipped by Middle Township in their previous matchup back in March of 2022, winning 32-31. Will Sterling repeat their success, or does Middle Township have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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