The Montville Mustangs will face off against the River Dell Golden Hawks on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Montville took a 23-point defeat the last time they faced off against Mountain Lakes, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. Montville came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Lakes on Thursday, sneaking past 52-50. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Lakers are ranked 266th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, River Dell waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Cougars 53-51.
River Dell's win came from a few key players Montville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Pat Sweeny, who went 5-for-11 en route to 13 points and five rebounds. Regan Joyce was another key player, putting up 11 points.
The victory made it two in a row for Montville and bumps their season record up to 17-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points over those games. As for River Dell, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
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