Millburn entered their contest against Caldwell on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Millburn Millers took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Caldwell Chiefs. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Millers still had to take the loss.
| 01/23/25 vs Caldwell | 19 |
| 01/21/25 @ Bloomfield | 20 |
| 01/18/25 @ Cranford | 27 |
| 01/16/25 @ Montclair | 24 |
| 01/14/25 vs North Star Academy | 22 |
Despite the loss, Millburn saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chace Redler posted 19 points and three steals. The game was Redler's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Plotkin, who earned 16 points and seven rebounds.
Millburn's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-6. As for Caldwell, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Millburn will face off against Hillside at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Millburn knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Hillside likes a good challenge. As for Caldwell, they will challenge Irvington at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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