The Pingry School Big Blue will square off against the Newark Tech Terries at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday. The Pingry School is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
The Pingry School came up short against Montgomery on Thursday, falling 64-41. While losing is never fun, the Big Blue can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Cougars are ranked 17th).
| 01/16/25 vs Montgomery | 21 |
| 01/07/25 @ Ridge | 17 |
| 01/09/25 vs Bridgewater-Raritan | 13 |
| 01/11/25 @ Westfield | 10 |
| 01/14/25 vs Immaculata | 8 |
Despite the loss, The Pingry School saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Neel Sappidi went 7 for 11 on his way to 21 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Sappidi has scored all season. Caleb Polanco was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, Newark Tech earned a 69-57 win over North Star Academy on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Terries.
Newark Tech pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.6 points. As for The Pingry School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
