The Cedar Grove Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Newark Vocational Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Cedar Grove and five for Newark Vocational dating back to last season.
Last Saturday, Cedar Grove was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 49-44 to West Essex.
Meanwhile, Newark Vocational played a tough contest last Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Marion P. Thomas an easy 74-48 win. The Eagles were down 60-36 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Newark Vocational's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cedar Grove, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Cedar Grove strolled past Newark Vocational in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 55-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cedar Grove since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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