Two dominant guards in Thomas Calabrese and Lucas Dipasupil are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cliffside Park Raiders will welcome the Northern Highlands Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cliffside Park is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest loss since January 27, 2024 on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 69-36 loss at the hands of Memorial. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-13.
Despite the defeat, Cliffside Park saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Calabrese posted 18 points along with five assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamil Gonzalez, who earned eight points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northern Highlands came up short against Hackensack on Thursday, falling 74-52. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Highlanders have suffered against the Comets since March 2, 2021.
This is the second loss in a row for Cliffside Park and nudges their season record down to 12-11. As for Northern Highlands, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
Cliffside Park came up short against Northern Highlands when the teams last played back in February of 2020, falling 61-55. Can Cliffside Park avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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