Basketball Recap: Morristown-Hamblen East Falls Despite Big Games from Nathan Ball and Cory Carpenter

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Morristown-Hamblen East lost against Dobyns-Bennett back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Morristown-Hamblen East Hurricanes took a 76-65 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dobyns-Bennett Indians. The defeat continues a trend for the Hurricanes in their matchups with the Indians: they've now lost three in a row.

Morristown-Hamblen East's loss came despite strong showings from Cory Carpenter and Nathan Ball. Carpenter went 7 for 10 en route to 19 points plus three steals, while Ball went 6 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Ball a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Brayden Smith was another key player, earning nine points plus three steals.

Morristown-Hamblen East's loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Morristown-Hamblen East has already played their next matchup (against Dobyns-Bennett), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Dobyns-Bennett has already played their next contest (against Morristown-Hamblen East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.

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