If the Cresskill Cougars were feeling good off their 76-45 takedown of the Eastern Christian Eagles last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Cresskill was just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 61-60 to River Dell. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Cresskill in their matchups with River Dell: they've now lost three in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead River Dell to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sean Golden, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 13 rebounds. Golden is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aditya Pandya, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds.
Cresskill's defeat dropped their record down to 14-12. As for River Dell, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Cresskill does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for River Dell, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Passaic Valley at 5:30 p.m. on February 16th. River Dell knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Passaic Valley likes a good challenge.
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