The Kennedy Knights will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Mount St. Dominic Academy Lions at 4:30 p.m. Kennedy will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Kennedy didn't have too much trouble with Passaic Valley at home as they won 42-27. The win was just what Kennedy needed coming off of a 63-32 loss in their prior match.
Kennedy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but My'Shayla Clancy led the charge by dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Clancy has scored at least a third of Kennedy's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yalanis Jarrett, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Meanwhile, Mount St. Dominic Academy was the victim of a tough 54-32 defeat at the hands of West Orange on Monday. While losing is never fun, Mount St. Dominic Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while West Orange is ranked 17th).
Kennedy is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for Mount St. Dominic Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-11.
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