The Wayne Valley Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Eastside Ghosts at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Wayne Valley comes in on 11 and Eastside on four.
On Thursday, Wayne Valley earned a 53-42 win over Passaic County Tech. 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 the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from 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.
Meanwhile, Eastside was able to grind out a solid victory over Clifton on Saturday, taking the game 51-40. 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.
Wayne Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Eastside, their win bumped their record up to 17-6.
Wayne Valley took a serious blow against Eastside in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, falling 66-37. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Wayne Valley was down 35-11.
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