The Eastside Tigers will take on the Winslow Township Eagles in a tournament on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Eastside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Camden County Vo-Tech for the full four quarters, racking up a 96-56 victory. With the Tigers ahead 39-17 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Jaden Faison
| 02/15/25 vs Camden County Vo-Tech | 60% |
| 01/23/25 @ Seneca | 53% |
| 01/03/25 vs Cherry Hill West | 50% |
| 01/26/25 @ Newark Tech | 45% |
| 01/14/25 vs Cherokee | 43% |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Eastside to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaden Faison, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 17 points along with six assists and five steals. The dominant performance also gave Faison a new career-high in shooting accuracy (60%). Romelo Mangum was another key player, going 5-for-10 to rack up 14 points in addition to five assists and three steals.
Faison wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Eastside was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Winslow Township hadn't done well against Shawnee recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Winslow Township took down Shawnee 64-45. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Renegades are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Winslow Township's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.7 points over those games. As for Eastside, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Everything came up roses for Eastside against Winslow Township in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, as the team secured a 91-52 win. In that game, Eastside amassed a halftime lead of 43-22, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Monday.
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