Newark Academy was the 57-53 winner over West Orange when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Newark Academy Minutemen were dealt a 67-31 loss at the hands of the West Orange Mountaineers on Thursday. The Minutemen were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 36-13.
Anaya Karriem continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for West Orange, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 rebounds. Karriem continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Rhyan Watt was another key player, putting up 14 points and three steals.
Newark Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for West Orange, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.
Newark Academy will head out on the road to challenge KIPP Newark Lab at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for West Orange, they will be playing at home against Paramus Catholic on Saturday.
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