The Wardlaw Hartridge Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Perth Amboy Vo-Tech Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wardlaw Hartridge has nine straight victories, the Patriots have four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Saturday, Wardlaw Hartridge strolled past the Bombers with points to spare, taking the game 45-28. Given Wardlaw Hartridge's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st, while the Bombers are ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Perth Amboy Vo-Tech took a serious blow against the Destroyers on Saturday, falling 48-21. Perth Amboy Vo-Tech has struggled against the Destroyers recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Wardlaw Hartridge is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. As for Perth Amboy Vo-Tech, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-10.
Wardlaw Hartridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against the Patriots in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 30-25 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wardlaw Hartridge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
