Barrack Hebrew Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were six points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 51-45 heartbreaker at the hands of the Mesivta Mustangs. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 62-40 back in December of 2024.
It was another big night for Nathanel Bitas, who posted 22 points and eight boards for Mesivta. Those 22 points gave Bitas a new career-high. Shaked Ben-David was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Barrack Hebrew Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Mesivta, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Barrack Hebrew Academy has already played their next matchup (against Kohelet Yeshiva), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Mesivta will face off against Pine Forge Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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