The Rutherford Rams didn't have too much breathing room in their game against the International Community Comets on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 53-49 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Rutherford was led to victory by Micah Bouie and Kelaiah Baker. Bouie posted 19 points, while Baker had 17 points. Another player making a difference was Damari Scott, who scored seven points.
When it comes to explaining why International Community lost, don't look at Paxton Boaz. Despite the final result, he went 9-for-19 to rack up 28 points along with six boards and four steals. That was a full 57.1% of the Comets' points, marking the fourth time in a row Boaz has put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jace Grover, who earned nine points.
The victory got Rutherford back to even at 2-2. As for International Community, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Rutherford will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Walton at 7:00 p.m. on the 5th. As for International Community, they will challenge Taylor at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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