West Milford is 8-2 against DePaul Catholic since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. Having just played yesterday, the West Milford Highlanders will jump right back in to play the DePaul Catholic Spartans at 10:00 a.m. West Milford is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, West Milford came up short against Pequannock and fell 60-52. West Milford has struggled against Pequannock recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, West Milford had strong showings from Avery Vacca, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds, and Laurel Space, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and six assists. Those 14 points set a new season-high mark for her. The team also got some help courtesy of Sarah Benowitz, who scored nine points.
Even though DePaul Catholic has not done well against West Milford recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. It was close, but DePaul Catholic ultimately received the gift of a 32-30 victory from a begrudging Spartanssquad. The win made it back-to-back wins for they.
West Milford now has a losing record at 2-3. As for DePaul Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
West Milford couldn't quite finish off DePaul Catholic when the teams last played on Thursday and fell 32-30. Can West Milford avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
