The Morristown Yellow Jackets struggled with assists on Friday (the Eastern Hancock Royals had 11 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Morristown was outmatched by Eastern Hancock at home and fell 65-36. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Morristown in their matchups with Eastern Hancock: they've now lost three in a row.
Morristown's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Keithley, who scored nine points along with two blocks. William Snyder was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
Morristown struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Kayden Ruble continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eastern Hancock, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. Ruble also grabbed two+ steals for the first time this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Morris, who scored nine points along with seven assists and two steals.
Morristown has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Eastern Hancock, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Morristown will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Tri at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd. Hopefully Morristown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday. As for Eastern Hancock, they will head out on the road to square off against Blue River Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern Hancock is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 52.4 points per game this season.
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