Basketball Recap: Scotland Comes Up Short

Scotland lost against Pinecrest back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Scotland Fighting Scots took a hard 65-46 fall against the Pinecrest Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Scots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 529th, while the Patriots are ranked 172nd).

Despite the loss, Scotland still got an impressive performance from Dajuan Gibson, who posted 19 points and five rebounds. That was a full 41.3% of Scotland's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jesse Clifton, who scored six points and seven boards.

Fighting Scots

Previous 3 Games

02/07/25 vs Pinecrest	46-65
02/05/25 vs Jack Britt	41-48
02/03/25 @ Purnell Swett	55-72

Even though they lost, Scotland smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 38 consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Scotland has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for Pinecrest, their record is now 13-7.

Looking ahead, Scotland will take on Lee County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Pinecrest, they will face off against Hoke County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinecrest is facing Hoke County at the right time seeing as Hoke County is stuck on a four-game losing streak.