The Passaic Valley Hornets lost against the West Milford Highlanders back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. Passaic Valley ended up on the wrong side of a tough 69-45 walloping at the hands of West Milford. Passaic Valley has struggled against West Milford recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Avery Vacca continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Milford, scoring 21 points along with six assists. Those six assists set a new season-high mark for her. Another player making a difference was Sarah Benowitz, who scored 12 points.
Passaic Valley's loss was their third straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 5-3. As for West Milford, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Passaic Valley will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Pompton Lakes at 11:30 a.m. As for West Milford, they will face off against Northern Highlands at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northern Highlands presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than West Milford in New Jersey (Northern Highlands is ranked 43rd, while West Milford is ranked 231st).