The Pemberton Hornets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their fourth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 60-59 to Burlington Township. While losing is never fun, Pemberton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 263rd, while Burlington Township is ranked 85th).
Leading Burlington Township to victory were Quayd Hendryx and Aharon Satchell. Hendryx scored 20 points, while Satchell scored 23 points along with four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Satchell has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ian Walker, who scored four points.
Pemberton's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-14. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Burlington Township, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Pemberton will be playing at home against Life Center Academy at 5:45 p.m. on Monday. Pemberton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Burlington Township, they and Moorestown will face off at 5:15 p.m. on February 9th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Burlington Township will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Moorestown surely won't give up without a fight.
