Basketball Recap: Lenape Comes Up Short in High-Profile Game with Manasquan

On Saturday, Lenape faced Manasquan in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The game between the Lenape Indians and the Manasquan Warriors didn't end well, with the Lenape Indians falling 52-34. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Indians

Previous 5 Games

01/25/25 @ Manasquan	34-52
01/21/25 vs Rancocas Valley	64-51
01/18/25 @ Salem	65-42
01/16/25 vs Cherry Hill East	49-45
01/11/25 vs Bishop Eustace Prep	44-62

Lenape moved to 11-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Manasquan, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-2.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lenape will venture away from home to face off against Eastern at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Lenape likes a good challenge. Manasquan has already played their next matchup (against Point Pleasant Boro), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.