Basketball Recap: Payne Tech Beats Immaculate Conception for Their Fifth Straight Victory

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Previous 5 Games

01/20/25 @ Immaculate Conception	59-55
01/18/25 vs Pioneer Academy	91-55
01/16/25 vs Science Park	83-56
01/14/25 @ St. Benedict's Prep	62-58
01/11/25 vs Columbia	79-53

Payne Tech had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They managed a 59-55 victory over the Immaculate Conception Lions. This was a revenge game for Payne Tech: when they faced off against Immaculate Conception back in December of 2024, they had to take a 67-66 defeat.

Payne Tech is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.4 points per game. As for Immaculate Conception, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Payne Tech Lions face off against the Newark Collegiate Academy Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Immaculate Conception, they and Arts will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest having both just played. Immaculate Conception is facing Arts at the right time seeing as Arts is stuck on a three-game losing streak.