On Saturday, Middletown faced Howard in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Middletown Cavaliers lost 75-54 to the Howard Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Cavaliers of the 69-64 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2024.
Howard's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kaden Brown led the charge by going 9 for 15 en route to 24 points and six rebounds. Those 24 points gave Brown a new career-high. Nick Baysah was another key player, going 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and eight assists.
Middletown's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Howard, the victory (which was their eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-2.
Middletown has already played their next match (against Delcastle Technical), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Howard didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-56 win against Appoquinimink on the 21st.
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