The St. Joseph Regional Green Knights won the last time they faced the Hackensack Comets, and things went their way on Tuesday too. St. Joseph Regional walked away with a 58-48 win over Hackensack. Given St. Joseph Regional's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Hackensack is ranked 120th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
St. Joseph Regional was led to victory by Anthony Pacciarelli and Jahmir Joseph. Pacciarelli scored 15 points, while Joseph scored 20 points along with four steals. Joseph hasn't dropped below two steals for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Chaz Gray, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds.
St. Joseph Regional pushed their record up to 14-8 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Hackensack, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-14 record this season.
St. Joseph Regional didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-55 loss vs. Bergen Catholic on the 15th. Hackensack does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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