The West Side Roughriders will head out to face off against the St. Benedict's Prep Gray Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Side has given up an average of 63.4 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
While West Side's win against Livingston wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Roughriders slipped by the Lancers 67-66 on Monday. The victory continues a trend for the Roughriders in their matchups with the Lancers: they've now won three in a row.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when St. Benedict's Prep and Newark Tech meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Gray Bees took a 78-67 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Terries. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Gray Bees came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Terries are ranked 93rd).
West Side's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for St. Benedict's Prep, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8.
West Side came up short against St. Benedict's Prep in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, falling 50-45. Can the Roughriders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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