The East Lincoln Mustangs and the East Rutherford Cavaliers will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
On Friday, East Lincoln earned a 67-58 victory over Bandys. The Mustangs pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Trojans cut but never quite recovered from.
Jaxon Dollar
| 12/12/25 vs Bandys | 24 |
| 12/09/25 vs Newton-Conover | 15 |
| 12/06/25 vs Lincolnton | 15 |
| 12/02/25 @ Ashbrook | 7 |
East Lincoln's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jaxon Dollar led the charge by shooting 59% from the field on his way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and six steals. With that strong performance, Dollar is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Christian Atkins, who went 7-for-13 en route to 17 points along with seven assists and four steals.
East Lincoln was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now racked up at least 20 assists every time they've taken the court this season.
While East Rutherford didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 61-56 win over Hibriten on Friday.
East Rutherford's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for East Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 4-0.
East Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over East Rutherford in their previous meeting back in March of 2019, winning 74-65. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Cavaliers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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