Patton lost against West Caldwell back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Patton Panthers fell 72-63 to the West Caldwell Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 442nd, while the Warriors are ranked 121st).
West Caldwell's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jay Maxwell, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six boards. With that strong performance, Maxwell is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryson Edmisten, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Patton dropped their record down to 2-8 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for West Caldwell, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Patton Panthers duke it out with the Draughn Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for West Caldwell, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 65-51 win against Newton-Conover on the 13th.
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