Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Immaculate Conception walked away with it. They beat the Hawthorne Christian Defenders on Saturday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 87-27. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Defenders are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Immaculate Conception has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points over those games. This is the second loss in a row for Hawthorne Christian and nudges their season record down to 7-4.
Immaculate Conception has already played their next game (against Saddle River Day), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Hawthorne Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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