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| 02/03/25 - Away | 61-43 W |
| 02/25/21 - Away | 51-74 L |
| 02/06/21 - Home | 63-67 L |
| 02/21/18 - Away | 62-66 L |
| 12/15/17 - Home | 63-70 L |
Orange hadn't done well against Newark Central recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Orange Tornadoes took down the Newark Central Blue Devils 61-43. For the Tornadoes, this counts as revenge for the 74-51 victory the Blue Devils walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2021.
Newark Central lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Deon Willis, who went 5 of 9 en route to 13 points. The dominant performance also gave Willis a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Malachi Thomas, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Orange's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Newark Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
Orange has already played their next matchup (against University), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Newark Central, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-40 defeat against Newark Collegiate Academy on the 4th.
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