The Orange Tornadoes will head out on the road to challenge the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Orange suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Millburn by a score of 77-75. Orange has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Newark Collegiate Academy beat Capital Prep Harbor 65-61 on Monday. Newark Collegiate Academy's offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Orange's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-6. As for Newark Collegiate Academy, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Orange ended up a good deal behind Newark Collegiate Academy when the teams last played back in December of 2023, losing 62-43. Can Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.