East Rutherford is 0-6 against Patton since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Rutherford Cavaliers will head out on the road to face off against the Patton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. East Rutherford has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 323 points over their last four games.
East Rutherford pushed their score all the way to 71 on Wednesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 80-71 to Hendersonville. While losing is never fun, East Rutherford can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Hendersonville is ranked 148th).
The losing side was boosted by Dacen "pop" Petty, who scored 41 points along with five rebounds and two steals. He hasn't dropped below 21 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Eno Baker, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Patton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 45-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of Hendersonville. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Patton has scored all season.
East Rutherford's record now sits at 14-12. As for Patton, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4.
East Rutherford ended up a good deal behind Patton in their previous matchup on February 2nd, losing 54-35. Can East Rutherford avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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