The West Caldwell Warriors waltzed into their matchup on Monday with four straight wins but they left with five. They took down East Burke 80-61. Given West Caldwell's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while East Burke is ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Caldwell was led to victory by Jordan Patterson and Nylan Battle. Patterson scored 26 points along with three steals, while Battle dropped a double-double on 15 points and 18 rebounds. Patterson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Fox, who scored 12 points.
East Burke lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Zack Crawford, who scored 14 points along with two steals. Jacob Dellinger was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
West Caldwell's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.6 points per game. As for East Burke, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
West Caldwell does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Burke also has no future games currently scheduled.
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