Balling Eagles Gold Beat Rome Elite, 54-52

Balling Eagles Gold Beat Rome Elite, 54-52 For Rome Elite, Javion Cotton earned his 2nd career Player of the Game with 18 points, but Balling Eagles Gold still came away with a narrow win in the RYZE Hoops Roundball Classic on 2026-04-19 in Emerson. The winners answered with Camren Green, who picked up his first career Player of the Game after scoring 12. He had help. Jayce Oliver added 11, Tristyn Tate finished with 8, and 5 others scored to fill out the Balling Eagles Gold side. That result also sends Balling Eagles Gold into the rankings at No. 8 with 1 loss, while Tate debuts at No. 10. Rome Elite stayed right there behind Cotton's output and 11 more from Tray Lester. Two teammates followed with 7 apiece, another scored 6, and 1 more chipped in 3 as Rome Elite pushed it to the final margin. Cotton was Rome Elite's Player of the Game, while Green took that honor for Balling Eagles Gold.