The Gill St. Bernard's Knights will face off against the Bergen Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Gill St. Bernard's is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Patrick School, who was ranked ninth at the time (Gill St. Bernard's was ranked sixth). Gill St. Bernard's lost 87-65 to Patrick School on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Bergen Catholic entered their tilt with Paramus Catholic on Tuesday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They claimed a resounding 70-42 win over the Paladins. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 22 points or more this season.
Gill St. Bernard's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Bergen Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Things could have been worse for Gill St. Bernard's, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 78-63 loss to Bergen Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. Can Gill St. Bernard's avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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