After two games on the road, Phillipsburg is heading back home. They will take on the North Hunterdon Lions at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Phillipsburg is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in New Jersey (they are ranked 14th, while North Hunterdon is ranked 193rd).
Even though Hunterdon Central scored an imposing 59 points on Monday, Phillipsburg still came out on top. Phillipsburg took their matchup against Hunterdon Central 68-59.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Phillipsburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Scerbo jr., who scored 33 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Scerbo jr. has scored at least a third of Phillipsburg's points. Another player making a difference was Ameer Herran, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, North Hunterdon's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight loss. They were beaten by The Pingry School 64-31.
Phillipsburg pushed their record up to 21-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points per game. As for North Hunterdon, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season.
Phillipsburg strolled past North Hunterdon when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 69-55. Will Phillipsburg repeat their success, or does North Hunterdon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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