The Montclair Mounties will be home for the holidays to greet the Verona Hillbillies at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Montclair's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 62-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Millburn.
Meanwhile, Verona's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. The matchup between Verona and West Essex wasn't particularly close, with Verona falling 64-47. Verona has not had much luck with West Essex recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Montclair's loss dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Verona, they bumped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road dating back to last season.
Montclair beat Verona 53-42 in their previous meeting back in December of 2022. Will Montclair repeat their success, or does Verona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.