Basketball Recap: Washington Triumphs

Washington won against Martin Luther King Jr Educational Campus last Saturday with 68 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Monday. The Washington Trojans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Manhattan Center for Science & Math Rams, sneaking past 68-66. For the Trojans, this counts as revenge for the 89-54 victory the Rams walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January.

The win made it two in a row for Washington and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Manhattan Center for Science & Math, they dropped their record down to 2-3 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Washington will take on Washington Heights Expeditionary in a holiday battle at at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Washington Heights Expeditionary knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Washington likes a good challenge. As for Manhattan Center for Science & Math, they will head out to challenge Percy Sutton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.