Basketball Recap: East Rutherford Wins Going Away Against Polk County

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Previous Games

02/11/25 - Home	79-55 W
01/17/25 - Away	60-39 W
02/13/24 - Away	86-71 W
01/19/24 - Home	79-52 W
02/07/23 - Home	77-64 W
+ 3 more games

East Rutherford had to skate by with only a two-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 24-point drubbing they dealt Polk County on Tuesday. Everything went the East Rutherford Cavaliers' way against the Polk County Wolverines as the East Rutherford Cavaliers made off with a 79-55 win. The Cavaliers haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.

Jj Arrowood was nothing short of spectacular: he dropped a double-double with 17 points and 20 boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Matthew Pinkerton, who posted nine points and eight assists.

East Rutherford smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 18 consecutive games.

Despite the loss, Polk County still got an impressive performance from Aaron Jackson, who went 11-for-18 on his way to 28 points and six boards. That was a full 50.9% of Polk County's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Khristian Littlejohn, who almost dropped a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds.

East Rutherford's win bumped their record up to 7-17. As for Polk County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season.

East Rutherford does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Polk County, they will venture away from home to square off against Brevard at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Brevard's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.