Mainland Regional was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 61-50 to the Middle Township Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 363rd, while the Panthers are ranked 38th).
It was another big night for Jamir McNeil, who went 11 of 15 on his way to 24 points along with seven steals and six assists for Middle Township. The dominant performance gave McNeil a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Amir Elston, who posted 12 points.
Mainland Regional's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Middle Township, their win was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2.
Mainland Regional has already played their next match (against Ocean City), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Middle Township didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-58 defeat against Atlantic City on the 18th.
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