Basketball Recap: Plainfield's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Thursday

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2025, 2:59pm

Basketball Recap: Plainfield Cardinals vs. New Providence Pioneers

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Previous 5 Games

01/30/25 @ New Providence52-67
01/21/25 @ Scotch Plains-Fanwood68-43
01/20/25 vs Kennedy53-46
01/12/25 vs Ewing47-40
12/29/24 vs Colonia55-26

After a string of six wins, Plainfield's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. The matchup between them and the New Providence Pioneers didn't end well, with the Plainfield Cardinals falling 67-52. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cardinals of the 47-16 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2019.

Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for New Providence, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Plainfield Cardinals challenge the Cranford Cougars at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for New Providence, they will be playing at home against Governor Livingston at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.

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