Rush-Henrietta put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They pulled ahead with a 67-66 photo finish over the Green Tech Eagles. Given the Royal Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Eagles are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Leading Rush-Henrietta to victory were Jalen Taggart and Avery Council. Taggart went 10 for 20 on his way to 31 points and eight rebounds, while Council went 9 of 15 on his way to 23 points and four steals. Taggart's afternoon made it 13 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amir Abdul-Haqq, who posted nine points and five rebounds.
Several Eagles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ramere Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine assists. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in assists. Indavier Barnes was another key player, going 5 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with five assists and five boards.
Rush-Henrietta's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Green Tech, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-5.
Rush-Henrietta will venture away from home to square off against Fairport at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Green Tech, they will host Pine Bush at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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