The East Rutherford Cavaliers and the Hibriten Panthers will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
East Rutherford is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Freedom on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Rutherford was beaten by Freedom 70-28. The Cavaliers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 39-16.
Meanwhile, Hibriten didn't have quite enough to beat North Wilkes on Friday and fell 42-39. The contest marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Despite the loss, Hibriten saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aamori Patterson went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Karlee Starnes, who posted seven points.
Hibriten dropped their record down to 8-4 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 2-9.
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