North Carolina High School Basketball - East Rutherford knocked off by Patton
January 3, 2023: Forest City, NC 28018 The Patton Panthers basketball team scored 60 points and held the host East Rutherford Cavaliers to 50 in the Panthers league triumph on Tuesday.
The Panthers now sport a 6-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host R-S Central for a 2A Conference 41 contest on Friday, January 6. Patton will battle a Hilltoppers team coming off a 65-53 league win over Polk County (Columbus, NC). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 8-6.
The Cavaliers (5-7) will now prepare for their contest against Crest (Shelby, NC). The Chargers enter the non-league contest with a 9-2 record. In their last contest, Crest ran past Burns (Lawndale, NC), 59-49, in a non-league match.