The Toms River North Mariners will venture away from home to face off against the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Toms River North has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Rumson-Fair Haven will arrive with three straight wins.
Toms River North came up short against Central Regional on Thursday, falling 73-48. While losing is never fun, the Mariners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rumson-Fair Haven). They breezed by St. John-Vianney to the tune of 88-58 on Thursday.
Rumson-Fair Haven pushed their record up to 10-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.0 points per game. As for Toms River North, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Toms River North strolled past Rumson-Fair Haven when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 62-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for Toms River North 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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