Two dominant guards in Nesta Rice and Ezequeil Cosme are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Medford Tech Jaguars will face off against the Mastery Warrior on Thursday. Medford Tech is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Medford Tech needed a bit of extra time to put away Cinnaminson. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Pirates, sneaking past 81-79. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jaguars have posted since January 29th.
Nesta Rice
| 02/15/25 @ Cinnaminson | 40 |
| 02/13/25 vs Cinnaminson | 25 |
| 02/10/25 vs Union Catholic | 18 |
| 02/08/25 @ Pemberton | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Westampton Tech | 25 |
| + 10 more games |
Tyler Branson and Rice were among the main playmakers for Medford Tech as the former went 8-for-17 on his way to 28 points along with six rebounds and six steals and the latter went 12-for-28 to rack up 40 points and eight boards. Rice's afternoon made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kweli Jackson, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Mastery was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 48-42 to Cherry Hill West. While losing is never fun, the Warrior can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 437th, while the Lions are ranked 115th).
Medford Tech pushed their record up to 13-10 with the victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points over those games. As for Mastery, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
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