The West Orange Mountaineers will square off against the Ridgewood Maroons at TBD on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but West Orange had no problem doing just that on Wednesday. They blew past the Indians 71-38 at home. Given West Orange's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while Passaic is ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Orange's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kyley Gary-Grayson led the charge by scoring 11 points along with five steals. Gary-Grayson has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Anaya Karriem, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 16 rebounds.
Kennedy typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Ridgewood proved too difficult a challenge. They were the clear victor by a 48-26 margin over the Knights. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Ridgewood.
The victory (which was West Orange's third in a row) raised their record to 19-9. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Ridgewood, the win got them back to even at 13-13.
West Orange was able to grind out a solid win over Ridgewood in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, winning 67-59. Will West Orange repeat their success, or does Ridgewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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