South Plainfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 49-44 heartbreaker at the hands of the Ridge Red Devil. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Red Devil are ranked 21st).
South Plainfield's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Ridge, they pushed their record up to 21-6 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. South Plainfield will take on Orange on Wednesday. As for Ridge, they will be playing at home against Union at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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