Hendersonville is 1-8 against East Rutherford since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hendersonville Bearcats will look to defend their home court against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. Hendersonville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last nine games.
Last Friday, Hendersonville was fully in charge, breezing past Brevard 60-31. The Bearcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford ended up a good deal behind Polk County on Friday and lost 62-43. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 299th, while the Wolverines are ranked 69th).
Hendersonville pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.0 points per game. As for East Rutherford, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-11.
Hendersonville came up short against East Rutherford when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 62-49. Thankfully for Hendersonville, Jada Whitesides (who went 10 for 18 en route to 37 points and six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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