Having just played yesterday, the Holy Cross Lancers will get right back to it and host the Pemberton Hornets at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Holy Cross has eight straight victories, Pemberton has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Sunday, Holy Cross humbled Egg Harbor Township with a 77-48 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-16.
Meanwhile, Pemberton came up short against Rancocas Valley on Friday and fell 53-46. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Red Devils are ranked 64th).
Holy Cross' win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Pemberton, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Holy Cross beat Pemberton 60-50 when the teams last played back in January. Does Holy Cross have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pemberton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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