North Carolina High School Basketball - East Rutherford triumphant over Patton
January 31, 2025: Morganton, NC 28655 The crowd at Friday's league challenge between the East Rutherford Cavaliers (Forest City, NC) and the host Patton Panthers (Morganton, NC), observed East Rutherford's basketball team overwhelm Patton by a margin of 51-30.
The Cavaliers (8-12) will now prepare for their challenge against Hendersonville (Hendersonville, NC). The Bearcats come into the 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7 challenge with a 15-5 record. In their last challenge, Hendersonville trounced Chase (Forest City, NC), 75-13, in a league challenge.
In their next game, the Panthers battle the R-S Central Hilltoppers (Rutherfordton, NC) in a 1A/2A Mountain Foothills 7 challenge, on Tuesday, February 4. Patton will attempt to better on its 4-16 season record. The Hilltoppers come into the challenge with a 5-14 record after their 58-18 league loss to Polk County (Columbus, NC).