The Enka Jets suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They had to suffer through a rough 70-40 loss at the hands of McDowell. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Enka has scored all season.
Enka lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Isaiah Phillips, who scored seven points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Logan Trantham, who scored 13 points along with nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Enka smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
McDowell was led to victory by Eli Elliott and David Olivo. Elliott scored 15 points, while Olivo scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Olivo has scored all season.
Enka now has a losing record at 6-7. As for McDowell, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Enka will face off against North Buncombe at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Trent Clark and Sam Waddell. As for McDowell, they will head out on the road to challenge Asheville at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Asheville will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 381st, while McDowell is ranked 97th).
