JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
JavaScript
var arr = [5, 2, 7, 4, 1];
arr = _.sortBy(arr, function (num) {
return -num;
});
var gArr = [];
_.each(arr, function (e, i) {
i % 2 ? gArr.push(e) : gArr.unshift(e);
});
document.write(gArr);
console.log(gArr);