The Elizabeth Minutemen will challenge the Atlantic City Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Elizabeth is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Union Catholic, who was ranked eighth at the time (Elizabeth was ranked seventh). Elizabeth took a 58-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Union Catholic. That makes it the first time this season the Minutemen have let down their home crowd.
Meanwhile, Atlantic City had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They blew past Atlantic County Institute of Tech 82-51. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 20 points or more this season.
Elizabeth better keep an eye on Khajuan Roseborough. He was instrumental in Atlantic City's win, putting up 29 points and five assists. Chris Finks was another key player, scoring 14 points and seven rebounds.
Atlantic City was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Atlantic City's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points per game. As for Elizabeth, their defeat ended a 19-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 12-4.
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