New Jersey High School Basketball - Mount St. Mary Academy nips Somerville
January 20, 2022: Watchung, NJ 07069 Fans at Thursday's league challenge between the Mount St. Mary Academy Lions (Watchung, NJ) and the visiting Somerville Pioneers (Somerville, NJ), saw Mount St. Mary Academy's basketball squad hold off Somerville by a tally of 39-34.
With the victory, Mount St. Mary Academy improves its record to 8-1 on the campaign. The Lions travel to University (Newark, NJ) to play the Phoenix in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 22. The Phoenix come into the challenge with a record of 3-3. University lost 43-28 in their recent league challenge against Nutley (Nutley, NJ)
Next up, the Pioneers play the Sayreville Bombers (Parlin, NJ) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 22. Somerville will attempt to improve on its 3-6 season record. The Bombers come into the challenge with a 3-6 record after their 57-37 non-league loss to Spotswood (Spotswood, NJ).