Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Ramapo couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the West Essex Knights by a score of 52-50 on Saturday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Raiders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Knights are ranked 91st).
Raiders
| 03/01/25 vs West Essex | 50-52 |
| 02/26/25 vs Montville | 62-30 |
| 02/20/25 vs Rutherford | 50-30 |
| 02/13/25 @ Ridgewood | 49-26 |
| 02/08/25 vs NV - Old Tappan | 44-48 |
Ramapo moved to 15-5 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for West Essex, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Ramapo does not have any more games scheduled as of now. West Essex has already played their next game (against NV - Demarest), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
