The Hendersonville Bearcats will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the East Rutherford Cavaliers at 8:00 p.m. Hendersonville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Hendersonville can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They really took it to Polk County for the full four quarters, racking up a 86-42 victory at home. Given Hendersonville's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Wolverines are ranked 564th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hendersonville can attribute much of their success to Cj Landrum, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 13 rebounds, and Malachi Simpson, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Landrum has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Coby Retana, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, East Rutherford lost to the Panthers at home by a decisive 54-35 margin on Friday. East Rutherford has not had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
East Rutherford might have lost, but man, Dacen "pop" Petty was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 65.7% of East Rutherford's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Eno Baker was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with four steals.
Hendersonville is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for East Rutherford, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Hendersonville hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 68.4 points per game. However, it's not like East Rutherford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 64.3 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Hendersonville and the Cavaliers were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in January, but the Bearcats came up empty-handed after a 83-82 loss. Will Hendersonville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
