Mount Olive was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-59 heartbreaker at the hands of the New Providence Pioneers. The Marauders lost against the Pioneers in their previous head to head back in December of 2017, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 86-45 score last time.
Mount Olive's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for New Providence, they pushed their record up to 2-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Mount Olive and Cranford will round out the year against one another at at 1:30 p.m. on Monday. As for New Providence, they will face off against Chatham at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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