Midland Park proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 32) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Parsippany Redhawks 53-50. For the Panthers, this counts as revenge for the 58-57 win the Redhawks walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Parsippany lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Alex Schmieder, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 15 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Niedermaier, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
Midland Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Parsippany, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
When Midland Park and Parsippany next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Midland Park will try to stop Emerson's three-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Parsippany will try to stop West Morris Mendham's five-game winning streak when the meet at 6:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.
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