The Roselle Catholic Lions will face off against the St. Rose Purple Roses on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Roselle Catholic sitting on four straight wins and St. Rose on nine.
Roselle Catholic is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top against Gill St. Bernard's by a score of 43-35. The 43-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, St. Rose faced Rutgers Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. St. Rose beat Rutgers Prep by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 86-55. The Purple Roses have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 games by 22 points or more this season.
Roselle Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for St. Rose, their win bumped their record up to 24-7.
Roselle Catholic beat St. Rose 68-59 in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Roselle Catholic repeat their success, or does St. Rose have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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