The Parsippany Hills Vikings will head out on the road to face off against the Parsippany Redhawks at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Parsippany Hills' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matchups.
Parsippany Hills pushed their score all the way to 64 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 74-64 to Phillipsburg. That's two games in a row now that Parsippany Hills has lost by exactly ten points.
Meanwhile, Parsippany escaped with a win on Thursday against Boonton by the margin of a single free throw, 43-42. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Parsippany has scored all year.
Parsippany's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Thomas Niedermaier led the charge by scoring 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Niedermaier has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was David Niedermaier, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Parsippany Hills' loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Parsippany, the victory got them back to even at 4-4.
Everything went Parsippany Hills' way against Parsippany in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Parsippany Hills made off with a 66-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Parsippany Hills since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
