Cavaliers Fall At Home to DC Heat

The Petersburg Cavaliers hosted the DC Heat in the “Palace of Opponents Tears” also known as Petersburg High School. However, this week it seemed like the “Tears” were with the home team. This was the first of two matchups against the defending champion, and the champs represented. The Heat led the entire game, starting off with an 11-2 score before the first timeout was called by the home team. The Heat had 7 players with double digits led by guards Worley and Moore, who combined for 42 points with 21 each. Raemaad Wright (6'7''-F, college: Virginia Union) had 11 rebounds and 10 points in the first quarter and finished with 19 points for the game. Darian Peterson had a strong game with 29 points to give the Cavs a fighting chance, but the Heat’s onslaught of 3’s was the difference maker in this match up with the team making 22 3 pointers for the game. The first quarter ended with the Heat up 29-23. A strong team shooting performance by the Heat hitting 5 3's in the second quarter the halftime score was 60-45 Heat lead. The third quarter looked better for the Cavs as rookie guard Jordan Crump (6'3''-G, college: VWU) chip in 10 points in the quarter to help the Cavs win the quarter 28-27 but was still down on the scoreboard with the Heat leading 87-73 to finish the 3rd. The Cavs fought hard and scored 27 points in the 4th, but the DC Heat knew it was time to seal the game, scoring 43 in the quarter and finished the game with a final score of 130-100; also ending the Cavs winning streak to just two games. DC Heat remains number one in the power rankings and stays in first place in the Northwest Conference. Next up for the Cavs is an away game vs the Park City Dreamers this Sunday at 4:05pm at Unity Reed High School in Manassas, Virginia.

Courtesy of: ECBL