The Passaic Valley Hornets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their eighth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 42-27 to Kennedy, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, Passaic Valley can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while Kennedy is ranked 124th).
Kennedy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was My'Shayla Clancy, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Clancy has scored at least a third of Kennedy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yalanis Jarrett, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Passaic Valley has not been sharp recently as the team has lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-15 record this season. As for Kennedy, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Passaic Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kennedy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mount St. Dominic Academy at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Kennedy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Wednesday.
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