Basketball Recap: West Side Comes Up Short

West Side lost against Newark Central back in January, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The West Side Roughriders took a 60-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newark Central Blue Devils. The Roughriders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Yam'Bya Ndaw had an outrageously good game for Newark Central as he dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 boards. Thanks to that strong game, Ndaw now owns an excellent 46.1% shooting accuracy. Youssef Fofana also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.

West Side's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Newark Central, with the victory, they broke their five-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-17.

West Side has already played their next matchup, a 76-36 loss against Arts on the 20th. As for Newark Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-47 win against Global Studies on the 20th.