The J.P. Stevens Hawks won against the Shore Regional Blue Devils last Thursday with 69 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. J.P. Stevens strolled past Shore Regional with points to spare, taking the game 69-52. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but J.P. Stevens was the better team in the second half.
Despite the defeat, Shore Regional saw an underclassman step up: Ava Coyle scored 16 points along with five steals. Conley Smolokoff was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds.
J.P. Stevens' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Shore Regional, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10 record this season.
J.P. Stevens will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridge on Wednesday. As for Shore Regional, they will head out on the road to face off against Manchester Township at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Hopefully Shore Regional focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday.
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