After flying high against the R-S Central Hilltoppers last Monday, the Brevard Blue Devils came back down to earth. Brevard took a 66-50 bruising from Patton on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, Brevard can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while Patton is ranked 132nd).
Brevard's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ben Kessinger, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Baker Buchanan, who scored 16 points.
Brevard's defeat dropped their record down to 15-11. As for Patton, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Brevard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Patton, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Hendersonville at 7:30 p.m. Patton is coming into the matchup with nine straight victories at home, so Hendersonville will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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