After losing to Greenville the last time they met, Kendrick decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Kendrick Cherokees came out on top against the Greenville Patriots by a score of 68-57 on Friday.
Leading Kendrick to victory were Jeremiah Johnson and Cash Elder. Johnson went 6 for 13 en route to 18 points plus six assists and five rebounds, while Elder dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Johnson a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Revel Edwards was another key player, scoring six points in addition to two steals.
Kendrick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenville only pulled down five.
Greenville lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Marquel Derring, who went 7 for 8 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Kamarion Stokes, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points plus eight rebounds and two blocks.
Kendrick's record is now 3-1.
Kendrick will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Central at 6:00 p.m. Kendrick knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Central likes a good challenge. Greenville has already played their next match, a 77-46 loss against Whitewater on the 23rd.
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