Make it six blowout wins for the Andrews Wildcats this season. They blew past Blue Ridge Early College 75-31 on the road. Given Andrews' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while Blue Ridge Early College is ranked 662nd), the result on Thursday wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Cameron Rattler, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Rattler is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Clark, who scored eight points along with five assists and five rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Blue Ridge Early College lost, one person who can't be blamed is Ethan Henson. Despite the final result, he scored 16 points.
Andrews is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Blue Ridge Early College, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-10.
Andrews will be playing in front of their home fans against Highlands at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Highlands is hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses. As for Blue Ridge Early College, they will head out on the road to challenge Murphy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.