Pennington has been on the road for five straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Franklin Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pennington posted their biggest victory yet this season on Saturday. Everything went their way against South Hunterdon as Pennington made off with a 61-41 victory. Given Pennington's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while South Hunterdon is ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Franklin's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Sunday after their seventh straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 77-76 to Life Center Academy. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game on Saturday (63), Franklin still had to take the loss.
Pennington's win bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Franklin, they have been struggling recently, as they've lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season.
Pennington beat Franklin 49-40 in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Does Pennington have another victory up their sleeve, or will Franklin turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
