East Side Community (New York, NY) backers were in high spirits Thursday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Bard (New York, NY), 81-57 in a league bout.

With the win, East Side Community upgrades its record to 7-3 on the season. The travel to Collaborative Education (New York, NY) to play the in a PSAL A Manhattan I bout on Saturday, January 20. The go into the bout with a record of 5-5. Collaborative Education lost 54-39 in their recent league bout against NEST+m (New York, NY)

Next up, the play the Shabazz Bulldogs (Newark, NJ) in a non-league bout, on Saturday, January 20. Bard will attempt to upgrade on its 7-12 season record. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a 6-7 record after their 67-51 league win over Barringer (Newark, NJ).