Hilton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 53-41 to the Rush-Henrietta Royal Comets. While losing is never fun, the Cadets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 527th, while the Royal Comets are ranked seventh).
Avery Council continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rush-Henrietta, going 7 for 17 on his way to 17 points in addition to six boards and four steals. Council is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalen Taggart, who posted 13 points and six rebounds.
Hilton's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Rush-Henrietta, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Hilton will face off against Fairport at 7:15 p.m. on January 24th. Fairport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Hilton likes a good challenge. Rush-Henrietta has already played their next game, a 59-52 win against Webster Thomas on the 17th.
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