Vineland and Eastern squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Vineland had to settle for second. They lost to the Eastern Vikings on the road by a 51-34 margin. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Clan can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Vikings are ranked 64th).
This is the second loss in a row for Vineland and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Vineland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eastern, they will face off against Atlantic City on Monday. Atlantic City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Eastern likes a good challenge.
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