The Dwight Morrow Maroon Raiders were the 60-55 winner over the Fort Lee Bridgemen when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Dwight Morrow fell just short of Fort Lee by a score of 56-53. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Dwight Morrow came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while Fort Lee is ranked 273rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Lee to victory, but perhaps none more so than Guy Vickers, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Vickers has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxwell Greenberg, who scored 12 points along with six assists.
Dwight Morrow's defeat dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Fort Lee, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-13.
Dwight Morrow won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Fort Lee at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th. Hopefully Fort Lee focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Wednesday. As for they, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Dwight Morrow at 7:00 p.m. on February 8th.
