Basketball Recap: Eastern Wins High-Profile Matchup Against East New York Family Academy

Ramblers

Team Score

12/14/24 vs East New York Family Academy	67
12/09/24 @ Coolidge	61
12/03/24 @ Friendship Collegiate Academy	59
12/02/24 @ Riverdale Baptist	55
12/05/24 vs DC International	54

Eastern is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of East New York Family Academy. The Eastern Ramblers managed a 67-61 win over East New York Family Academy. The Ramblers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

East New York Family Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Arianna Mercado, who went 6 of 11 on her way to 18 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Mercado is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed three or more in the last six games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Janaya Henderson, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 14 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.

The victory was the third in a row for Eastern, bringing their record for this year to 5-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 22.7 points per game. As for East New York Family Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.

Eastern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-48 win against Central on the 15th. As for East New York Family Academy, they will welcome Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. East New York Family Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season.