West Orange is 3-0 against Caldwell since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The West Orange Mountaineers will head out on the road to face off against the Caldwell Chiefs at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Orange can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. They blew past Mount St. Dominic Academy 54-32. Given West Orange's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 16th, while Mount St. Dominic Academy is ranked 80th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Anaya Karriem and Kyley Gary-Grayson were among the main playmakers for West Orange as the former dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds and the latter scored 14 points along with three steals. Karriem has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. Zoe Francis-Bunkley was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, everything went Caldwell's way against Verona on Monday as Caldwell made off with a 39-19 victory.
West Orange's win bumped their record up to 17-9. As for Caldwell, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
West Orange beat Caldwell 58-48 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Orange 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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