Preview: Mountain Lakes Lakers vs. Whippany Park Wildcats
Mountain Lakes is 6-0 against Whippany Park since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Mountain Lakes Lakers will head out on the road to challenge the Whippany Park Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Mountain Lakes pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Kinnelon at home by a decisive 70-55 margin.
Meanwhile, Whippany Park's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their eighth straight loss. They fell 60-51 to Parsippany.
Mountain Lakes' defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Whippany Park, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Everything came up roses for Mountain Lakes against Whippany Park in their previous meeting on Saturday as the team secured a 61-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Lakes since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.