If Stuart W. Cramer was riding high fresh off their 69-46 takedown of East Gaston last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Stuart W. Cramer Storm took a 67-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the East Rutherford Cavaliers on Friday. The Storm were down 61-38 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Stuart W. Cramer lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Makhi Brown, who scored six points along with nine rebounds and three blocks. Brown is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Jordan, who had 14 points.
Even though they lost, Stuart W. Cramer smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 14 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
East Rutherford's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andre Staley led the charge by going 7 for 13 en route to 18 points plus five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Suttle, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Stuart W. Cramer's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for East Rutherford, with the win, they broke their six-game losing streak and moved their record to 1-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Stuart W. Cramer has already played their next match (against East Rutherford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for East Rutherford, they will welcome McDowell at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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