The Bridgeton Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Bridgeton didn't have too much trouble with Cumberland at home as they won 60-42. The win made it back-to-back wins for Bridgeton.
Jameel Purnell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 16 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Bridgeton's points. Another player making a difference was Zikwon Anderson, who scored 12 points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Bishop Eustace Prep scored an imposing 69 points on Wednesday, Eastern still came out on top. Eastern secured a 75-69 W over Bishop Eustace Prep. Given Eastern's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while Bishop Eustace Prep is ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bridgeton pushed their record up to 12-13 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.3 points per game. As for Eastern, their win bumped their record up to 23-4.
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