The Millburn Millers won the last time they faced the West Essex Knights, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Millburn strolled past West Essex with points to spare, taking the game 65-49. Millburn pushed the score to 56-33 by the end of the third, a deficit West Essex cut but never quite recovered from.
Millburn got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zach Benmorits out in front who scored 17 points. Noah Ravitz was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Millburn is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for West Essex, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Millburn will take on University at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in University's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 matchups. As for West Essex, they will be playing at home against Montclair at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
