Preview: West Morris Central Wolfpack vs. Cliffside Park Raiders
The West Morris Central Wolfpack will head out on the road to challenge the Cliffside Park Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Morris Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 634 points over their last nine contests.
West Morris Central pushed their score all the way to 62 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Phillipsburg. While losing is never fun, West Morris Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while Phillipsburg is ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, Cliffside Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 victory over McNair Academic on Friday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cliffside Park.
Cliffside Park's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jerelz Ortiz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ken Hunter, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
West Morris Central's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-12. As for Cliffside Park, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season.
Everything came up roses for West Morris Central against Cliffside Park in their previous meeting back in March of 2020 as the squad secured a 85-44 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Morris Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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