Medford Tech is 2-8 against Trenton Catholic Academy since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Medford Tech Jaguars will face off against Trenton Catholic Academy at 6:30 p.m. Medford Tech is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
Medford Tech is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Union Catholic on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Medford Tech took a blow against Union Catholic, falling 89-48. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Vikings are ranked ninth).
Nesta Rice
| 02/10/25 vs Union Catholic | 18 |
| 02/08/25 @ Pemberton | 16 |
| 02/07/25 vs Westampton Tech | 25 |
| 02/05/25 vs Holy Cross | 20 |
| 02/03/25 @ Pennsauken | 30 |
| + 8 more games |
Nesta Rice put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 7 of 15 en route to 18 points. The game was his 13th in a row with at least 15 points. Tyler Branson was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Even though they lost, Medford Tech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Trenton Catholic Academy). They really took it to Westampton Tech for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-42 victory. Trenton Catholic Academy pushed the score to 65-35 by the end of the third, a deficit Westampton Tech cut but never quite recovered from.
Trenton Catholic Academy is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points over those games. As for Medford Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Medford Tech might still be hurting after the 63-43 loss they got from Trenton Catholic Academy in their previous matchup back in January. Can Medford Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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