Pirates Daily Preview: February 6

Pirates Daily Preview: February 6

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The Pirates Daily Preview for Saturday, February 6 features a host of teams in action including both basketball teams, wrestling, winter track and bowling.

Winter Track: At the Group 2 Sectional at the Bennett Center in Toms River at 9am.

Meet Preview Capsule: The Pirates return to the Bennett Center in Toms River this morning for the Group 2 Sectional Meet at 9am. The top six finishers in every event advance to the Group 2 State Meet on Saturday, February 20, also at the Bennett Center. Check out the tweet below from the Track and Field account for a list of today’s events.

Girl’s Bowling: At the NJSIAA Sectional Tournament at Laurel Lanes at 9:30am.

Match Preview Capsule: Girl’s bowling will compete in the Sectional Tournament this morning at Laurel Lanes in Mount Laurel beginning at 9:30am. The team took part in the BCSL Divisional Championship on Thursday, finishing third as a team. The girls will bowl in Group 1.

Girl’s Basketball: At Haddon Township at Eastern High School at 10am.

Game Preview Capsule: Girl’s basketball takes to the court today looking for their 11th straight victory and 14th overall. The Pirates took down Freedom rival Burlington City on Thursday night, 58-36. Marisa DiLeo netted 25 points in the rout. Cinnaminson is now 13-2 overall and 6-0 in the Freedom. The game against Haddon Township is part of a tournament hosted by Eastern High School in Voorhees.

Haddon Township comes into today with an overall record of 11-7 and 7-1 in the Colonial-Patriot Division. The Hawks recently defeated West Deptford 53-32 by outscoring the Eagles 21-4 in the third quarter. The Hawks are 5-2 in their last seven games played.

These two teams last met early in the 2013-2014 season, with the Hawks picking up a win over Cinnaminson, 50-27. 

Wrestling: At Collingswood for a tri-match at 10am.

Match Preview Capsule: The Pirates return to the mat after taking down Willingboro on Wednesday to move their overall record to 14-2 and 4-0 in the Patriot. The 78-0 victory clinched the Patriot crown for the Pirates for the second straight season. 

The tri will feature the Pirates, Collingswood and Shawnee. Collingswood is the one-seed in the South, Group 2 bracket with the Pirates, who are the three-seed. So, this quad will be interesting to see how the two teams matchup with each other. Collingswood has a record of 17-4 and has lost two matches in a row; one to Haddonfield 33-25, whom the Pirates beat last Saturday, and the other to Paulsboro on Friday night. Collingswood has also lost three of its last four. 

Shawnee has a record of 9-7. The Renegades recently took down Winslow, 58-9, to snap a four-match losing streak before losing to Holy Cross Friday night 42-24. It was their fifth loss in six matches.

Boy’s Basketball: At Moorestown at 12:30pm.

Game Preview Capsule: Cinnaminson will look to snap a two-game losing streak today with a game against Group 3 Moorestown at 12:30pm. The Pirates have dropped their last two games to Haddonfield 76-65 and Burlington City 60-58. Cinnaminson is now 11-4 and 4-2 in the Freedom. 

Moorestown comes in with a record of 7-10. The Quakers have lost five in a row, including a 57-49 setback to Pemberton on Thursday. In four of those five losses, the Quakers failed to score 50 points. In the first of those five losses in a row, the Quakers dropped a close one to Willingboro, 57-55. 

These two teams met last season, with the Pirates dropping a 50-43 decision. Cinnaminson won the meeting in 2013-2014 by a score of 59-51. 

Cinn City Sports will have coverage of Wrestling at Collingswood for their quad today at 10am. Follow us on Twitter for live updates throughout all of the Pirates matches.

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Jim is the creator and editor of Cinn City Sports. He also created At the Dish, Life With Tony and Enzo and is the owner of JAVFreelancing. He coached baseball for five years, three at his former high school (Holy Cross in Delran, NJ) and two at prominent Division III program Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. He has worked for the Courier-Post in Cherry Hill, NJ; Metro Networks in Bala Cynwyd, PA; and was the play-by-play announcer for the Camden Riversharks of the Independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball for two seasons (2007-2008) on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM, the student-run radio station at Rowan University. Jim earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications and minor in Journalism from Rowan University in 2008. While in school he was the Assistant Sports Director at WGLS for two years and the Sports Director for one year. He also covered the football, baseball, softball and both basketball teams for the school newspaper 'The Whit.' He is the former Sports Editor for the Cinnaminson and Moorestown Patch websites. Jim lives in New Jersey with his wife Nicole, sons Tony and Enzo and dog Phoebe. He can be reached at jimvassallo@cinncitynews.com

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