Cranford is on a five-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while the Pioneers are on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cranford Cougars will take on the New Providence Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Cranford sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-45 win over the Minutemen. 47 seems to be a good number for Cranford as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
In what's become a running theme this season, New Providence gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Westfield as New Providence made off with a 55-33 win. Given New Providence's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Blue Devils are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cranford has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for New Providence, their victory bumped their record up to 17-3.
Cranford was taken down by the Pioneers 48-20 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Will Cranford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
