Montclair posted their closest win since February 3, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Irvington Blue Knights, sneaking past 61-58. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Mounties' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Blue Knights are ranked 105th).
Montclair is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.4 points per game. As for Irvington, with the defeat, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-4.
Montclair has already played their next match (against North Star Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Irvington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-44 loss against Bloomfield on the 23rd.
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