Pascack Hills was the 57-41 winner over River Dell when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Pascack Hills Broncos were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 60-59 to the River Dell Golden Hawks. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Broncos came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 54th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 250th).
River Dell's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aditya Pandya led the charge by dropping a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Pandya's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Nunez, who went 6 for 14 on his way to 18 points.
Pascack Hills' defeat dropped their record down to 11-2. As for River Dell, their win bumped their record up to 7-12.
Coming up, Pascack Hills will host Ramsey at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pascack Hills is on a ten-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Ramsey a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for River Dell, they will venture away from home to take on Passaic Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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