R-S Central lost against East Rutherford back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The R-S Central Hilltoppers fell to the East Rutherford Cavaliers 55-49.
When it comes to explaining why R-S Central lost, don't look at Lai Flack. Despite the final result, she posted 34 points. That was a full 69.4% of R-S Central's points, marking the 20th time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. Liliana Lopez was another key player, putting up nine points.
East Rutherford's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Zilah Dewberry, who had 18 points. Dewberry continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Harris, who scored 12 points.
R-S Central has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season. As for East Rutherford, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-13.
R-S Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-26 win against Chase on the 14th. As for East Rutherford, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 62-47 defeat against Polk County on the 11th.
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