Stateliners
| 01/16/25 vs Rutgers Prep | 53-83 |
| 01/14/25 vs Hillsborough | 56-51 |
| 01/11/25 @ Franklin | 60-45 |
| 01/09/25 @ Watchung Hills Regional | 75-59 |
| 01/07/25 @ Hamilton | 74-54 |
It was a good run, but Phillipsburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They were dealt an 83-53 loss at the hands of the Rutgers Prep Argonauts. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Stateliners this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 94-71 back in December of 2024.
Defeat or not, Phillipsburg got some senior leadership from Matthew Scerbo Jr. and Ethan White-Philpot. Scerbo Jr. went 8 of 19 en route to 30 points and seven boards, while White-Philpot went 6 for 9 on his way to 13 points. That was a full 56.6% of Phillipsburg's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Phillipsburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Phillipsburg's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Rutgers Prep, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Phillipsburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-50 win against Easton Area on the 17th. Rutgers Prep has also already played their next match (against Freehold Boro), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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