The Newark Central Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Hillside Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Newark Central is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Newark Central is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against East Side on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Blue Devils were outmatched by the Red Raiders and fell 58-29. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-12.
Ibraheem Sharif was Newark Central's leading scorer, having posted two points. Sharif also led the team in assists with two. Dawud Holland held things down on the boards with two rebounds.
Meanwhile, Hillside ended up a good deal behind Bridgewater-Raritan on Saturday and lost 69-54. While losing is never fun, the Comets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Panthers are ranked 45th).
Hillside's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Newark Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-8.
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