The Lenape Indians will be playing at home against the Millville Thunderbolts at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lenape has 14 straight wins, Millville has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Lenape proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 32) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Rancocas Valley 41-38. Given Lenape's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Rancocas Valley is ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Millville pushed their score all the way to 81 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Bridgeton by a score of 83-81.
Lenape has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-4 record this season. As for Millville, they dropped their record down to 9-16 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Lenape against Millville in their previous matchup back in March of 2022 as the squad secured a 62-32 victory. Does Lenape have another victory up their sleeve, or will Millville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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