The Gloucester City Lions will face off against the Triton Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Gloucester City is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.3 points per game this season.
Gloucester City is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Lindenwold: they outscored them in every quarter. Gloucester City took down Lindenwold 67-50 on Thursday. Given Gloucester City's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 178th, while Lindenwold is ranked 371st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gloucester City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kadon Harris, who went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Flagg, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Triton was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 49-43 to King's Christian.
Triton's loss dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Gloucester City, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Gloucester City strolled past Triton in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 by a score of 80-65. Does Gloucester City have another victory up their sleeve, or will Triton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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