Basketball Recap: Pine Skates Past Liberty Baptist Academy with Ease

Pine entered their tilt with Liberty Baptist Academy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Liberty Baptist Academy Hawks to the tune of 47-12. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 21 points or more this season.

Leading Pine to victory were Emily Shirk and Aspen Schellenberg. Shirk went 7 for 11 on her way to 14 points in addition to eight boards and seven steals, while Schellenberg went 5 of 6 on her way to 10 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Shirk has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 21 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Savannah Schellenberg, who posted six points along with six boards and three steals.

Pine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.

Pine's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1.

Pine didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-27 victory against Jupiter Christian on the 13th. Liberty Baptist Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.