Atlantic City won the last time they faced Bridgeton and things went their way on Monday too. The Atlantic City Vikings took down the Bridgeton Bulldogs 70-54. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Khajuan Roseborough was his usual excellent self, putting up 18 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Finks, who posted 15 points and six rebounds.
Bridgeton lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jameell Purnell, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 19 boards. That was a full 40.7% of Bridgeton's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Tavon Chandler was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Atlantic City is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Bridgeton, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-13 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Atlantic City has already played their next contest (against Atlantic County Institute of Tech), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Bridgeton will be playing at home against Lower Cape May at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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