Colonia has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 64-58 heartbreaker at the hands of the Phillipsburg Stateliners. The Patriots were not able to make up for their loss to the Stateliners from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Phillipsburg was led to victory by Matthew Scerbo Jr. and Malachi Mckelvin. Scerbo Jr. went 10 for 18 on his way to 28 points along with eight rebounds and five assists, while Mckelvin went 10 of 11 en route to 23 points and seven boards. The contest was Scerbo Jr.'s 11th in a row with at least ten points.
Colonia's defeat dropped their record down to 17-3. As for Phillipsburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 14-6.
Colonia has already played their next match (against Ewing), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Phillipsburg will take on Watchung Hills Regional at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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