Basketball Recap: Irvington's Run of Seven Straight Wins Now Over
By Team Reports
Jan 23, 2025, 7:58pm
Basketball Recap: Irvington Blue Knights vs. Montclair Mounties
Blue Knights
| 01/21/25 vs Montclair | 58-61 |
| 01/18/25 @ Newark Central | 62-45 |
| 01/16/25 vs North Star Academy | 59-42 |
| 01/14/25 @ North Bergen | 74-69 |
| 01/11/25 vs Orange | 77-62 |
After a string of seven wins, Irvington's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Montclair Mounties by a score of 61-58. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Blue Knights came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Mounties are ranked 212th).
Irvington's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-4. As for Montclair, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-9.
Irvington has already played their next game, a 53-44 defeat against Bloomfield on the 23rd. Montclair has also already played their next contest (against North Star Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
