The Toms River North Mariners will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Donovan Catholic Griffins at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Toms River North will be strutting in after a victory while Donovan Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Toms River North sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over Eastern. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mariners.
Meanwhile, Donovan Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 68-60 to Red Bank Catholic, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Toms River North pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Donovan Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Toms River North beat Donovan Catholic 58-47 when the teams last played back in February. Does Toms River North have another victory up their sleeve, or will Donovan Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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