The West Orange Mountaineers were the 66-47 winner over the Newark Academy Minutemen when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. West Orange fell to Newark Academy 57-53. West Orange has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
West Orange lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zoe Francis-Bunkley, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Adrienne TaylorKamara was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
West Orange has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-8 record this season. As for Newark Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-6.
West Orange will look to defend their home court on Saturday against University at 4:00 p.m. University knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully West Orange likes a good challenge. As for Newark Academy, they will head out on the road to challenge Immaculate Conception at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Immaculate Conception knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five games -- so hopefully Newark Academy likes a good challenge.
