While it was all tied up 26-26 at halftime, the Shore Regional Blue Devils were not quite the J.P. Stevens Hawks's equal in the second half on Saturday. The matchup between them and the Hawks wasn't particularly close, with the Blue Devils falling 69-52. Shore Regional has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Shore Regional saw an underclassman step up: Ava Coyle scored 16 points along with five steals. Conley Smolokoff was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with seven rebounds.
Shore Regional has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-10 record this season. As for J.P. Stevens, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Shore Regional will take on Manchester Township at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. Hopefully Manchester Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Thursday. As for J.P. Stevens, they will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against Ridge.
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