Leonia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost to the New Milford Knights on the road by a 65-48 margin. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 348th, while the Knights are ranked 125th).
It was another big night for Luis Placido, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and ten boards for New Milford. That makes it four consecutive games in which Placido has scored at least a third of New Milford's points. Another player making a difference was Dariel Liranzo, who posted 16 points and seven steals.
Leonia's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for New Milford, their victory was their first in the league, bumping their league record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-3.
Leonia will be playing in front of their home fans against Ridgefield Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for New Milford, they will head out on the road to face off against Palisades Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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