With a playoff game on the line, the Eastside Tigers rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 89-60 victory over the Mustangs at home. Given Eastside's advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while Triton is ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Eastside had a senior duo take command as Jahaan Green scored 28 points and Jalen Long scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Green has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mahdee McNair, who scored 11 points.
Eastside is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-9 record this season. As for Triton, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-11.
Eastside will take on Ocean City on Thursday. One thing working in Eastside's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches. Triton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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