West Orange hasn't had much luck against Immaculate Conception recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The West Orange Mountaineers will head out to square off against the Immaculate Conception Lions at 7:30 p.m. West Orange is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season.
West Orange is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Morris Catholic, who was ranked first at the time (West Orange was ranked fourth). West Orange fell 53-43 to Morris Catholic on Saturday. The match marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
| 12/28/24 vs Morris Catholic | 11 |
| 12/22/24 @ NV - Old Tappan | 7 |
| 12/27/24 vs Teaneck | 7 |
| 12/27/23 vs Eastside | 7 |
| 01/27/24 vs Columbia | 6 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Rhyan Watt, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 11 steals. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Anaya Karriem, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-27, which was the final score in Immaculate Conception's tilt against St. John-Vianney on Monday.
Immaculate Conception's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-2. As for West Orange, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
West Orange ended up a good deal behind Immaculate Conception in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 61-47. Can West Orange avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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