The Phillipsburg Stateliners won the last time they faced the North Hunterdon Lions, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Phillipsburg put the hurt on North Hunterdon with a sharp 58-36 win. Given Phillipsburg's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while North Hunterdon is ranked 194th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Phillipsburg was led to victory by Ameer Herran and Matthew Scerbo jr.. Herran scored 18 points along with six rebounds, while Scerbo jr. almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Scerbo jr. has scored at least a third of Phillipsburg's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan White-philpot, who scored two points along with five steals.
Phillipsburg's win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 22-2. As for North Hunterdon, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Phillipsburg will take on West Morris Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for North Hunterdon, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hopewell Valley Central at 7:00 p.m.
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