Montclair was handed a heart-breaking three-point loss in their last game, but they sure didn't let that happen against Newark Central on Wednesday. The Montclair Mounties were the clear victor by a 68-48 margin over the Newark Central Blue Devils. The Mounties pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Blue Devils cut but never quite recovered from.
Newark Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Yasin Diggs-Saleem, who posted seven points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malachi Thomas, who scored 14 points.
Montclair moved to 4-7 with that win, which also ended their five-game losing streak. As for Newark Central, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.
Montclair has already played their next match, a 68-51 victory against Millburn on the 16th. As for Newark Central, they will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Irvington at 1:00 p.m.
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