The Kittatinny Regional Cougars will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Parsippany Redhawks at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Wednesday, Kittatinny Regional ended up a good deal behind North Warren Regional and lost 51-37. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Kittatinny Regional has scored all season.
Parsippany suffered their closest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Mountain Lakes by a score of 43-40. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Parsippany in their matchups with Mountain Lakes: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from David Niedermaier, who scored 14 points. Charlie Cordasco was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Kittatinny Regional's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Parsippany, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Kittatinny Regional suffered a grim 66-43 defeat to Parsippany in their previous meeting back in January of 2018. Thankfully for Kittatinny Regional, DJ Pico (who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 28 points and 0 assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.