The NV - Demarest Norsemen will challenge the Northern Highlands Highlanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with NV - Demarest sitting on five straight wins and Northern Highlands on three.
NV - Demarest is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Wayne Valley 59-42. Given the Norsemen's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Indians are ranked 114th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Northern Highlands on Saturday. They put the hurt on Montville with a sharp 68-48 victory. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly 20 points.
Northern Highlands' win came from a few key players NV - Demarest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Isaac Anderson, who shot 60% from the field en route to 21 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Zack Blacher, who went 7-for-15 on his way to 17 points and five boards.
Northern Highlands was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
NV - Demarest pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Northern Highlands, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
NV - Demarest came out on top in a nail-biter against Northern Highlands in their previous matchup back in January, sneaking past 68-65. Does NV - Demarest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northern Highlands turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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