Bloomfield was the 70-59 winner over North Star Academy when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Bengals took a 50-41 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Star Academy on Saturday. The contest marked the Bengals' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Emmanuel Yirenkyi had another great game (as he tends to do), going 5-for-7 en route to 14 points for North Star Academy. What's more, Yirenkyi also posted a 71% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Asaad McLean, who posted ten points.
Bloomfield's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for North Star Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season.
Bloomfield will take on Millburn at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Bengals will need to watch out since the Millers have now posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests. As for North Star Academy, they will square off against Newark Collegiate Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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