On Saturday, the Montclair Mounties came up short against the Piscataway Chiefs and fell 65-55. While losing is never fun, the Mounties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 154th, while the Chiefs are ranked 42nd).
Montclair's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Piscataway, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Montclair will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Bloomfield at 4:00 p.m. on February 4th. As for Piscataway, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Piscataway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Lincoln likes a good challenge.
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