The Glen Ridge Ridgers will challenge the Whippany Park Wildcats on Wednesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Glen Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Montclair Kimberley Academy by a score of 64-55 on Wednesday. Given the Ridgers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 159th, while the Cougars are ranked 368th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Whippany Park came up short against Randolph on Thursday and fell 74-66. The Wildcats have struggled against the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Glen Ridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points over those games. Whippany Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Things could have been worse for Glen Ridge, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 54-36 loss to Whippany Park when the teams last played back in January of 2015. Can Glen Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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