The Cliffside Park Raiders lost to the McNair Academic Cougars back in January of 2022, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. Cliffside Park had just enough and edged McNair Academic out 46-44. The win made it back-to-back wins for Cliffside Park.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Cliffside Park to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerelz Ortiz, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ken Hunter, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Cliffside Park has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. As for McNair Academic, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Cliffside Park will be playing at home against West Morris Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Morris Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 572 points over their last eight games. As for McNair Academic, they will head out on the road to take on Madison on Wednesday. Madisonpresents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than McNair Academic in New Jersey (Madison is ranked 44th, while McNair Academic is ranked 232nd).
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