After a string of five wins, Cliffside Park's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They came up short against the Dwight Morrow Maroon Raiders, falling 72-47. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Maroon Raiders are ranked 222nd).
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Despite the loss, Cliffside Park had strong showings from Jamil Gonzalez, who posted 14 points along with six assists and six boards, and Thomas Calabrese, who earned 13 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Gonzalez a new career-high in blocks (three). Muhammad El Hindi was another key player, putting up eight points and five rebounds.
Cliffside Park's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-3. As for Dwight Morrow, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 4-5.
Cliffside Park has already played their next game (against Fort Lee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dwight Morrow has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Dumont.
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