Payne Tech lost to St. Benedict's Prep back in January of 2024, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Tuesday. The Payne Tech Lions secured a 62-58 W over the St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees. The win was all the more spectacular given the Lions' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Gray Bees are ranked 33rd).
Payne Tech is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for St. Benedict's Prep, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-4.
Payne Tech has already played their next contest (against Science Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Benedict's Prep has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against East Orange Campus.
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