Basketball Recap: Payne Tech Beats East Orange Campus for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Lions

Previous Games

01/28/25 vs East Orange Campus	61-58
01/25/25 vs Madison	64-48
01/21/25 @ Newark Collegiate Academy	68-55
01/20/25 @ Immaculate Conception	59-55
01/18/25 vs Pioneer Academy	91-55
+ 3 more games

Payne Tech had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They skirted past the East Orange Campus Jaguars 61-58. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Lions have posted since January 5th.

Payne Tech has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.5 points per game. As for East Orange Campus, they moved to 8-8 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Payne Tech will face off against Hudson Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Orange Campus has already played their next matchup (against North Star Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.