Basketball Game Preview: Barack Obama School for Social Justice Lightning vs. Riverside Rams

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Previous 4 Games

12/04/23 - Home	48-33 W
02/01/20 - Home	71-42 W
12/15/18 - Home	65-40 W
12/12/15 - Neutral	53-52 W

Barack Obama School for Social Justice is 4-0 against Riverside since December of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Barack Obama School for Social Justice Lightning will welcome the Riverside Rams at 3:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Clarkstown North, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Barack Obama School for Social Justice snuck past Clarkstown North with a 63-58 win on Saturday. The score was all tied up 22-22 at the break, but the Lightning were the better team in the second half.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Seediya Jabbi, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine boards. Raheem Azeez was another key player, putting up 12 points and six rebounds.

Meanwhile, Riverside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-64 heartbreaker at the hands of Saunders Trades & Tech. One positive for the Rams, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.

Riverside's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Barack Obama School for Social Justice, they now have a winning record of 7-6.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice strolled past Riverside in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 48-33. Does Barack Obama School for Social Justice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Riverside turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.