Having just played yesterday, the Newark Tech Terries will jump right back in to play The Pingry School Big Blue at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Pingry School took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Newark Tech, who comes in off a win.
Newark Tech saw some tournament action on Saturday. They walked away with a 69-57 win over North Star Academy. Given the Terries' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 64th, while North Star Academy are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, The Pingry School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Montgomery, falling 64-41. The Big Blue were down 53-27 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, The Pingry School saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Neel Sappidi went 7 of 11 en route to 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sappidi has scored all season. Caleb Polanco was another key player, putting up seven points.
Newark Tech pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.6 points. As for The Pingry School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
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