The Hibriten Panthers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hibriten is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.
Hibriten will head into Friday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against North Wilkes: Hibriten blew North Wilkes out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday North Wilkes got their revenge. Hibriten fell just short of North Wilkes by a score of 42-39. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Vikings are ranked 12th).
Despite the defeat, Hibriten saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aamori Patterson went 7 for 13 on her way to 19 points and six rebounds. Karlee Starnes was another key player, putting up seven points.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Freedom, falling 70-28. The Cavaliers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-16.
East Rutherford's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Hibriten, they dropped their record down to 8-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
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