East Rutherford was the 86-53 winner over Polk County when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The East Rutherford Cavaliers took a 62-43 bruising from the Polk County Wolverines on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 294th, while the Wolverines are ranked 76th).
Despite the loss, East Rutherford still got an impressive performance from Bella Harris, who posted 15 points. Another player making a difference was Faith Smith, who earned nine points.
Polk County's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kiera Littlejohn, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. Those four blocks gave Littlejohn a new career-high. Reeve Carroll also deserves some recognition as she posted her first block of the season.
East Rutherford's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-11. As for Polk County, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
East Rutherford didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 42-24 loss against Hendersonville on the 20th. As for Polk County, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-24 victory against Brevard on the 22nd.
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