The Woodbury Thundering Herd will challenge the Eastside Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Woodbury and three for Eastside.
Woodbury is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Academy of the New Church on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Woodbury was outmatched by Academy of the New Church and fell 70-36. The contest marked the Thundering Herd's lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Eastside lost to Paul VI at home by a 65-46 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while the Eagles are ranked seventh).
Woodbury will need focus on slowing down Elijah Satchell, one of several Eastside players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Satchell has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Tyrone Washam was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and nine assists.
Woodbury's loss dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Eastside, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Woodbury didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Eastside in their previous matchup back in February of 2021, but they still walked away with a 61-57 victory. Will Woodbury repeat their success, or does Eastside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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