Morristown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 63-36 loss at the hands of the Eastern Hancock Royals. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 353rd, while the Royals are ranked 144th).
Despite the loss, Morristown had strong showings from Kellen Crim, who posted 13 points, and Brayden Keithley, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 11 points. That was a full 36.1% of Morristown's points, marking the fifth time in a row Crim has put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dalton Mcmichael, who earned six points and five rebounds.
Kayden Ruble continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Eastern Hancock, dropping a double-double with 13 points and 18 boards. Eastern Hancock is 11-4 when Ruble posts eight or more rebounds, but 0-3 otherwise. Zach Stephens also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Morristown's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Eastern Hancock, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Coming up, Morristown will take on Union County at 7:30 p.m. on February 22nd. Eastern Hancock has already played their next match (against Blue River Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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