After flying high against Dover last Thursday, Mountain Lakes came back down to earth. The Mountain Lakes Lakers took a 34-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Villa Walsh Academy Vikings. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Lakers came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Vikings are ranked 142nd).
Mountain Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Villa Walsh Academy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-3.
While Mountain Lakes had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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