Basketball Recap: Palm Grove Christian Gators vs. West Gate Christian Academy Patriots
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Palm Grove Christian). They blew past the West Gate Christian Academy Patriots 78-28 on Monday. The victory was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.
Leading Palm Grove Christian to victory were Carter Baker and Jeremiah Pitts. Baker went 12 for 22 en route to 24 points plus six assists and six steals, while Pitts went 9 for 14 en route to 20 points plus six steals and five rebounds. With that strong performance, Baker is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Dye, who had six points in addition to three steals.
Palm Grove Christian pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Palm Grove Christian won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against New Jerusalem Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. New Jerusalem Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.6 points per game this season. As for West Gate Christian Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Palm Grove Christian at 5:30 p.m. on December 16th.
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