The Holmdel Hornets will head out to face off against the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Saturday, everything went Holmdel's way against Raritan as Holmdel made off with a 59-34 win. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Rockets are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Rumson-Fair Haven had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Mariners 90-51. The Bulldogs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Holmdel is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points per game. As for Rumson-Fair Haven, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Holmdel came up short against Rumson-Fair Haven in their previous meeting on January 9th, falling 60-48. Can Holmdel avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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