Basketball Game Preview: Bayonne Bees vs. West Orange Mountaineers

The Bayonne Bees and the West Orange Mountaineers will round out the year against one another at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

If Bayonne beats West Orange with 61 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Bayonne put the hurt on Snyder with a sharp 61-41 win on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bees.

Meanwhile, West Orange sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 55-52 victory over Cedar Grove on Saturday.

West Orange now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Bayonne, their win bumped their record up to 2-0.

Bayonne took their victory against West Orange when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 69-44. Does Bayonne have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Orange turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.