Recap: Wayne Valley Indians vs. Northern Highlands Highlanders
It was a good run, but the Wayne Valley Indians unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Northern Highlands by a score of 53-51. Wayne Valley was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Northern Highlands apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
Wayne Valley lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Flower, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 0 assists. Another player making a difference was Anthony Apicella, who scored 17 points.
Even though they lost, Wayne Valley were working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northern Highlands only racked up seven assists.
Leading Northern Highlands to victory were Sawyer Chapler and Lucas Dipasupil. Chapler scored 16 points along with three steals, while Dipasupil scored 24 points along with five rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Dipasupil has scored at least a third of Northern Highlands' points. Freddie Kanning was another key contributor, scoring four points along with three steals.
Wayne Valley's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 22-6. As for Northern Highlands, they have been performing well recently as they've won 15 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Wayne Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Northern Highlands, they will head out on the road to take on Ramapo at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ramapo has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 236 points over their last three matchups.
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