It was a good run, but the East Rutherford Cavaliers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Wednesday. 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).
When it comes to explaining why East Rutherford lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dacen "pop" Petty. Despite the final result, he scored 41 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Petty has been hot recently, having posted 21 or more points the last four times he's played. Eno Baker was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with two steals.
Malachi Simpson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Hendersonville, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 13 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Albany, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
East Rutherford's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Hendersonville, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Patton the next time they take the court. Hendersonville will head out to face Patton at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while East Rutherford will head out to face them at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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