New Jersey High School Basketball - East Side tipped by Columbia
January 23, 2025: Maplewood, NJ 07040 The Columbia Cougars nipped the visiting East Side Red Raiders basketball squad by a final score of 53-48 in Thursday's league outing.
Next, the Cougars clash with the Colonia Patriots (Colonia, NJ) in a non-league outing, on Friday, January 24. Columbia will attempt to upgrade on its 4-8 season record. The Patriots enter the outing with a 14-1 record after their 69-53 league win over St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ).
The Red Raiders (5-4) will now prepare for their outing against Scotch Plains-Fanwood (Scotch Plains, NJ). The Raiders enter the non-league outing with a 7-3 record. In their last outing, Scotch Plains-Fanwood got by Rahway (Rahway, NJ), 56-50, in a non-league outing.