Somerville won the last time they faced North Hunterdon and things went their way on Thursday too. The Somerville Pioneers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 51-48 win over the North Hunterdon Lions. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Lions are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Somerville has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which lines up perfectly with their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for North Hunterdon, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-11.
Somerville will venture away from home to challenge Warren Hills Regional at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Hunterdon has already played their next match (against Phillipsburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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