Mountain Lakes suffered their closest defeat since December 28, 2023 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Montville Mustangs by a score of 52-50. While losing is never fun, the Lakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Mustangs are ranked 91st).
Mountain Lakes has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-10 record this season. The victory made it two in a row for Montville and bumps their season record up to 17-4.
Mountain Lakes and Montville are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Mountain Lakes will face off against Park Ridge on Wednesday. As for Montville, they will challenge River Dell on Wednesday. River Dell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.3 points per game this season.
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