Shore Regional is 0-3 against Howell since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Shore Regional Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Howell Rebels at 5:30 p.m. Howell took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Shore Regional, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Shore Regional earned a 55-47 win over Central Regional.
Shore Regional got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Conley Smolokoff out in front who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 13 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ava Coyle, who scored 15 points along with seven steals and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Howell suffered a rough 58-32 defeat at the hands of Trinity Hall on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Howell can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while Trinity Hall is ranked 15th).
Shore Regional has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Howell, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 14-8.
Shore Regional couldn't quite finish off Howell in their previous matchup back in December of 2019 and fell 59-57. Can Shore Regional avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
