Basketball Game Preview: Barack Obama School for Social Justice Lightning vs. Yonkers Bulldogs

Barack Obama School for Social Justice is 7-1 against Yonkers since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Barack Obama School for Social Justice Lightning will head out to take on the Yonkers Bulldogs at 6:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Barack Obama School for Social Justice has six straight wins, Yonkers has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Riverside: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Barack Obama School for Social Justice blew Riverside out of the water with an 81-46 final score. The Lightning have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Seediya Jabbi, who went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points along with eight rebounds and three blocks, and Dabra Amieyeofori, who posted 13 points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Amieyeofori a new career-high in blocks. Another player making a difference was Romel Roach, who had nine points.

Meanwhile, Yonkers came up short against Roosevelt on Monday, falling 79-57.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice pushed their record up to 11-6 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.7 points. As for Yonkers, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-10.

Barack Obama School for Social Justice took their win against Yonkers when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 55-34. In that contest, Barack Obama School for Social Justice amassed a halftime lead of 35-12, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.