Basketball Preview: Stuart W. Cramer Storm vs. East Rutherford Cavaliers
The Stuart W. Cramer Storm will venture away from home to square off against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Stuart W. Cramer is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest win since December 4, 2023 on Tuesday. They blew past East Gaston 69-46. While the Storm didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Stuart W. Cramer to victory, but perhaps none more so than Darren Stowe, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Stowe a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Kingston Womack, who scored 17 points in addition to five rebounds.
Stuart W. Cramer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 13 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They received a blow as they fell 74-55 to Newton-Conover. That makes it the first time this season the Cavaliers have let down their home crowd.
Stuart W. Cramer's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Stuart W. Cramer beat East Rutherford 61-53 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Stuart W. Cramer since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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