Basketball Recap: West Essex Gets Big Victory over Higher-Ranked Ramapo

It's playoff time, and West Essex had no trouble coming through when it counted. They skirted past the Ramapo Raiders 52-50. The win was all the more spectacular given the Knights' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Raiders are ranked 31st).

West Essex is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The loss snapped Ramapo's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 15-5 record.

West Essex has already played their next matchup (against NV - Demarest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Ramapo does not have any more games scheduled as of now.