The Midland Park Panthers will head out on the road to challenge the Park Ridge Owls at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Midland Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Park Ridge likes a good challenge.
Midland Park will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Cresskill, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Midland Park managed a 65-59 win over Cresskill on Thursday. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Panthers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Cougars are ranked 107th).
Meanwhile, Park Ridge had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They secured a 56-51 W over the Cavaliers.
Park Ridge is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Midland Park, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Midland Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Park Ridge when the teams last played on January 10th, winning 55-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Midland Park since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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