Polk County is on a four-game streak of home losses, East Rutherford a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Polk County Wolverines will welcome the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Polk County played against Landrum and lost via forfeit.
East Rutherford is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against R-S Central on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Rutherford lost 66-42 to R-S Central.
Polk County will have to keep a close watch on Eno Baker and Jj Arrowood, a pair of players who had a big impact on East Rutherford's prior game. Baker posted 15 points and four steals, while Arrowood put up four points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, East Rutherford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in eight consecutive games.
Polk County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Polk County lost to East Rutherford at home by a decisive 86-71 margin in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Polk County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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