Immaculate Conception has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the University Phoenix at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Immaculate Conception posted their biggest win since December 16, 2023 on Thursday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 77-39 win over Mount St. Dominic Academy. Given Immaculate Conception's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Mount St. Dominic Academy is ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, University had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.5 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Trenton Catholic Academy as University made off with a 83-61 win. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Immaculate Conception pushed their record up to 12-3 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for University, their win bumped their record up to 13-1.
Immaculate Conception was able to grind out a solid victory over University in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, winning 68-55. The rematch might be a little tougher for Immaculate Conception since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
