Basketball Recap: Gloucester City Makes It Seven in a Row at Home

It was a proper cat-fight when Gloucester City took on Schalick on Monday. The Gloucester City Lions took down the Schalick Cougars 63-44. The Lions have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Cougars, too.

Gloucester City was led to victory by Keegan Cohan and Ryan James. Cohan went 8 of 20 en route to 21 points, while James went 5 of 7 on his way to 14 points along with five assists and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Smith, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.

Lions

Previous Games (Home)

12/30/24 vs Schalick	63-44
12/27/24 vs Highland Regional	48-43
12/19/24 vs Gateway Regional	71-44
12/17/24 vs Woodbury	68-56
02/15/24 vs Florence Township Memorial	62-55
+ 2 more games

Gloucester City's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.9 points per game. As for Schalick, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gloucester City will face off against Haddon Township at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gloucester City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season. As for Schalick, they will square off against Penns Grove at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.