Shelby won the last time they faced East Rutherford and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Shelby Golden Lions came out on top against the East Rutherford Cavaliers by a score of 64-56. Given the Golden Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 525th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, East Rutherford still got an impressive performance from Jj Arrowood, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 18 rebounds. Arrowood is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Pinkerton, who posted 12 points.
Shelby is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for East Rutherford, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-14.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Shelby will venture away from home to square off against Burns at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Burns' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for East Rutherford, they will head out to take on Brevard at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. East Rutherford knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three contests -- so hopefully Brevard likes a good challenge.
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