Preview: Mountain Lakes Lakers vs. Parsippany Redhawks
Mountain Lakes is 9-1 against Parsippany since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Mountain Lakes Lakers will head out on the road to challenge the Parsippany Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in New Jersey (Mountain Lakes is ranked 304th, while Parsippany is ranked 316th).
Mountain Lakes scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Monday. They took down Dover 73-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Meanwhile, Parsippany didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Morristown-Beard on Monday, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. That looming 54-48 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Parsippany yet this season.
Thomas Niedermaier and Arthur Smith were among the main playmakers for Parsippany as the former scored 25 points and the latter scored 17 points along with two steals. Niedermaier hasn't dropped below 15points for seven straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Milan Vega, who scored four points along with six rebounds.
The win makes it two in a row for Mountain Lakes and bumps their season record up to 6-7. As for Parsippany, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Mountain Lakes didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Parsippany in their previous matchup on January 3rd, but they still walked away with a 53-49 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain Lakes since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
