Basketball Recap: Linden Drops Highest Score of Season Against Newark Collegiate Academy

Tigers

Team Score

01/10/25 vs Newark Collegiate Academy	68
01/06/25 @ Franklin	65
12/27/24 vs Coatesville	58
12/21/24 vs Elizabeth	58
12/16/24 vs College Achieve	58

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Linden). They strolled past the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 68-50. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Linden has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.4 points per game. As for Newark Collegiate Academy, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 8-1 record.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Linden beat Newark Collegiate Academy by a score of 64-63 on Saturday.