The Eastside Ghosts will head out on the road to take on the Wayne Valley Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Eastside comes in on four and Wayne Valley on 11.
Last Saturday, Eastside earned a 51-40 victory over Clifton. Given Eastside's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Clifton is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Wayne Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Passaic County Tech on Thursday, taking the game 53-42. 53 seems to be a good number for Wayne Valley as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Wayne Valley's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Omar Ali, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Anthony Apicella was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Eastside is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Wayne Valley, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Wayne Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as the team secured a 66-37 win. In that match, Eastside amassed a halftime lead of 35-11, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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