Basketball Game Preview: Leadership & Public Service vs. East Side Community

Leadership & Public Service is 0-3 against East Side Community since January of 2018 but things could change on Tuesday. Leadership & Public Service will be playing in front of their home fans against East Side Community at 4:30 p.m.

Leadership & Public Service is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 13th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were dealt a 76-38 loss at the hands of NEST+m.

Meanwhile, East Side Community came tearing into Friday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.2 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past the Raptors 76-74. Given East Side Community's advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Bard is ranked 542nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

East Side Community pushed their record up to 8-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Leadership & Public Service, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.

Leadership & Public Service was dealt a bruising 112-26 loss at the hands of East Side Community in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Leadership & Public Service avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.