Basketball Game Preview: Arts Jaguars vs. Ramapo Raiders

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2024, 3:34am

Preview: Arts Jaguars vs. Ramapo Raiders

Arts has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Ramapo Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in New Jersey (Arts is ranked 18th, while Ramapo is ranked 16th).

Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Arts had to settle for a 49-47 defeat against Immaculate Conception.

Meanwhile, Ramapo waltzed into their match on Saturday with seven straight wins but they left with eight. They came out on top against Bergen Catholic by a score of 69-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.

Ramapo's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chris Cervino, who scored 21 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cervino has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Eglinton manner, who scored 21 points along with six rebounds.

Arts' defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Ramapo, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.