After flying high against Keyport on Friday, Raritan came back down to earth. The Raritan Rockets lost to the Shore Regional Blue Devils at home by a 58-42 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 123rd).
Raritan has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points per game. As for Shore Regional, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-2.
Raritan wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 57-34 loss against Middletown North on the 21st. As for Shore Regional, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-56 defeat against Freehold Boro on the 21st.
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