North Plainfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting North Star Academy an easy 78-58 win. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), the Canucks still had to take the loss.
North Star Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Johnny Mayers Ii, who went 6 of 12 en route to 17 points and four steals. The match was Mayers Ii's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Tajee Carter, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 20 points.
North Plainfield's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for North Star Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
North Plainfield and Manville will round out the year against one another at at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Star Academy, they will square off against Payne Tech at 11:30 a.m. on Friday. North Star Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season.
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