The Elizabeth Minutemen will challenge the Bridgewater-Raritan Panthers on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Two weeks ago, Elizabeth humbled South Amboy with a 47-18 victory. Given the Minutemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Governors are ranked 283rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Bridgewater-Raritan didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Union on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 39-33 victory.
The win made it two in a row for Elizabeth and bumps their season record up to 5-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points over those games. As for Bridgewater-Raritan, their record is now 6-9.
Elizabeth came up short against Bridgewater-Raritan in their previous meeting back in March of 2020, falling 48-40. Can Elizabeth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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