Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Star Academy). They blew past the North Plainfield Canucks 78-58 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Star Academy.
| 12/23/24 @ North Plainfield | 17 |
| 12/21/24 @ Belleville | 16 |
| 12/17/24 vs Montclair | 21 |
North Star Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Johnny Mayers Ii out in front who went 6 for 12 on his way to 17 points and four steals. The game was Mayers Ii's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tajee Carter, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 20 points.
The win got North Star Academy back to even at 2-2. As for North Plainfield, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
North Star Academy will head out to take on Payne Tech at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. North Star Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Payne Tech likes a good challenge. As for North Plainfield, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Manville at 5:00 p.m.
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