The Rutgers Prep Argonauts will take on the St. Rose Purple Roses on Monday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rutgers Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They came out on top against Holy Cross by a score of 47-37. Given the Argonauts' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Lancers are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, St. Rose had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Thursday. They breezed past the Wildcats to the tune of 80-39. The Purple Roses have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 contests by 22 points or more this season.
Rutgers Prep has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. St. Rose's win bumped their record up to 22-7.
Rutgers Prep lost to St. Rose on the road by a decisive 80-63 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of St. Rose's Jayden Hodge, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and 11 boards. Now that Rutgers Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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