If Montclair was riding high fresh off their 65-23 takedown of Science Park last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Montclair Mounties fell to the Northern Highlands Highlanders 66-61. While losing is never fun, the Mounties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Highlanders are ranked 50th).
Northern Highlands' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lucas Dipasupil led the charge by going 10 for 23 on his way to 27 points. Dipasupil's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Pharoahe Dixon, who went 5 of 9 on his way to 16 points.
Having lost for the first time this season, Montclair fell to 2-1. As for Northern Highlands, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Montclair has already played their next contest, a 55-46 victory against Saddle River Day on the 28th. As for Northern Highlands, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 71-61 win against Kennedy on the 29th.
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