The Manville Mustangs and the Dunellen Destroyers will round out the year against one another at at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Manville saw some tournament action on Thursday. They had to suffer through a 52-21 loss at the hands of Middlesex.
Meanwhile, Dunellen played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Highland Park, falling 67-42. The Destroyers were down 58-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Manville will need focus on slowing down Rose Ciccolella, one of several Dunellen players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Those 11 points gave Ciccolella a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophie Jimenez, who posted 18 points and three steals.
Manville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Dunellen, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Everything went Manville's way against Dunellen when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as Manville made off with a 40-17 win. In that game, Manville amassed a halftime lead of 23-2, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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