North Star Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They came up short against the Millburn Millers, falling 77-52. While losing is never fun, North Star Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while Millburn is ranked 125th).
Millburn was led to victory by Chase Plotkin and Chace Redler. Plotkin went 6-for-9 from beyond the arc on his way to 33 points and six rebounds, while Redler went 10-for-18 en route to 28 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Redler has scored at least a third of Millburn's points. Devon Aroner was another key player, putting up eight points and seven boards.
North Star Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Millburn, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Star Academy will welcome Irvington at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Millburn, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Montclair at 4:00 p.m. Millburn knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Montclair likes a good challenge.
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