The St. Peter's Prep Marauders will challenge the Seton Hall Prep Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. St. Peter's Prep will be looking to extend their current ten-game winning streak.
St. Peter's Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Dickinson, who was ranked 24th at the time (St. Peter's Prep was ranked first). St. Peter's Prep was the clear victor by a 71-47 margin over Dickinson on Thursday. The Marauders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Seton Hall Prep strolled past Arts with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 66-50. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Seton Hall Prep found their leader in sophomore Anthony Gonzalez, who posted 20 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Those 20 points set a new season-high mark for Gonzalez. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Guzzardo, who earned 13 points.
St. Peter's Prep pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Seton Hall Prep, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
St. Peter's Prep didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Seton Hall Prep in their previous matchup back in March of 2020, but they still walked away with a 55-49 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Peter's Prep since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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