The Allentown Redbirds will venture away from home to take on the Lawrence Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Allentown will be strutting in after a win while Lawrence will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Allentown turned things around against Monmouth Regional on Saturday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 57-42 victory over the Falcons.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Lawrence's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell 66-54 to Hopewell Valley Central. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 40th).
Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Allentown, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-3.
Allentown beat Lawrence 69-61 in their previous meeting back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Allentown since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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