Basketball Recap: Caden Green's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Dover over Pawling

Dover was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 59-49 to the Pawling Tigers. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Dragons of the 56-55 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in December of 2021.

Caden Green

Steals (Career)

02/03/25 @ Pawling	10
01/18/24 vs Millbrook	8
01/03/24 @ Rondout Valley	4
12/12/23 @ Rhinebeck	4
12/02/23 @ Webutuck	4

Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Caden Green, who dropped a triple-double on 12 points, 17 boards, and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Green a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden Brinson, who posted seven points along with 16 rebounds and seven steals.

Even though they lost, Dover smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.

Dover's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Pawling, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.

Dover wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 71-55 loss against Onteora on the 4th. Pawling has also already played their next game (against Putnam Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.