East Side posted their closest win since January 7, 2024 on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 44-42 victory over the Caldwell Chiefs. The win was all the more spectacular given the Red Raiders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while the Chiefs are ranked 38th).
East Side is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for Caldwell, with the defeat, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-1.
East Side has already played their next contest, a 60-45 loss against Newark Tech on the 21st. As for Caldwell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 41-25 defeat against Ridge on the 19th.
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