Basketball Game Preview: Lenape Indians vs. Eastern Vikings

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Previous Games

12/19/24 - Home	54-65 L
03/01/24 - Neutral	50-47 W
02/01/24 - Away	52-48 W
01/22/24 - Home	61-55 W
02/25/23 - Neutral	56-48 W
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Lenape is 8-2 against Eastern since February of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Lenape Indians will venture away from home to challenge the Eastern Vikings at 3:45 p.m.

Lenape is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Jersey's top teams: Manasquan, who was ranked 15th at the time (Lenape was ranked 19th). Lenape lost to Manasquan on the road by a 52-34 margin on Saturday. The Indians' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Eastern waltzed into their match on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Hermits by a score of 47-40.

Eastern's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points per game. As for Lenape, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.

Lenape came up short against Eastern when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 65-54. Can Lenape avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.