Gloucester City entered their contest against Glassboro on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Gloucester City Lions took a 56-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Glassboro Bulldogs. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lions came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 352nd).
01/18/25 vs Glassboro | 10 |
01/16/25 vs Audubon | 13 |
01/14/25 @ Paulsboro | 8 |
Despite the loss, Gloucester City still got an impressive performance from Jake Smith, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds. Smith has been hot recently, having posted eight or more boards the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Cohan, who posted 12 points.
Gloucester City's defeat ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Glassboro, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Gloucester City will face off against Gateway Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Glassboro, they will be playing at home against Pennsville Memorial at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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