Basketball Recap: Camden Catholic Picks Up Seventh Straight Win at Home

Camden Catholic won the last time they faced Eastside and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Camden Catholic Fighting Irish secured a 46-40 W over the Eastside Tigers. Given the Fighting Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Tigers are ranked 124th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Eastside's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tyrone Washam, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 12 points. Washam is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bryce Hillman, who went 5 of 10 en route to 12 points.

Fighting Irish

Previous Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Eastside	46-40
01/25/25 vs Montgomery	66-57
01/07/25 vs Camden	61-34
01/03/25 vs Moorestown	73-39
12/28/24 vs Seneca	76-46
+ 2 more games

Camden Catholic's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points per game. As for Eastside, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.

Camden Catholic has already played their next game (against Camden), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Eastside has already played their next contest, a 65-46 defeat against Paul VI on the 30th.