Basketball Recap: NV - Demarest Extends Winning Streak to Seven

Norsemen

Previous Games

01/25/25 vs Jefferson Township	44-37
01/09/25 vs Teaneck	52-49
01/07/25 @ Bergenfield	60-19
12/30/24 vs Glen Ridge	37-32
12/28/24 vs Dumont	58-31
+ 2 more games

NV - Demarest put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 44-37 win over the Jefferson Township Falcons. For the Norsemen, this counts as revenge for the 43-21 victory the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2020.

When it comes to explaining why Jefferson Township lost, don't look at Kailey Strauch. Despite the final result, she posted 15 points and five boards. Strauch continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played.

NV - Demarest's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Jefferson Township, their loss ended a ten-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-3.

NV - Demarest and Jefferson Township should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. NV - Demarest will face off against Pascack Hills at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 265 places (13 vs. 278). Similarly, Jefferson Township (ranked 57th) will meet Hackettstown (ranked 224th) at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.