Cary lost against Green Level back in February and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Cary Imps might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting the Green Level Gators an easy 72-52 victory. While losing is never fun, the Imps can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while the Gators are ranked tenth).
Despite the loss, Cary still got an impressive performance from Jonathan Peery, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 20 points. Lee Podger was another key player, putting up nine points.
Green Level was led to victory by Trevor Manhertz and Israel Eatman. Manhertz went 9 for 17 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven boards and five steals, while Eatman went 8 of 11 on his way to 21 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. Those five steals gave Manhertz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Ericksen, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Cary's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Green Level, the win keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Cary didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 74-54 victory against Ashley on the 27th. As for Green Level, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 68-54 win against Broughton on the 20th.
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