The Brevard Blue Devils pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Hendersonville 63-58. 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 281st, while Hendersonville is ranked 133rd).
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ben Kessinger, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kessinger has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Crite, who scored 16 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Leading Hendersonville to victory were Malachi Simpson and Cj Landrum. Simpson dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds, while Landrum dropped a double-double on 18 points and 14 rebounds. Landrum is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last five games he's played. Coby Retana was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Brevard's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-10. As for Hendersonville, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 16-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brevard will square off against Polk County at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brevard is facing Polk County at the right time seeing as Polk County is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Hendersonville, they will head out on the road to square off against Patton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Patton is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Hendersonville a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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