Basketball Recap: Pine Takes a Loss

Pine and Lake Worth Christian squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Pine had to settle for second. They were beaten by the Lake Worth Christian Defenders 78-43. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Defenders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-41 back in January.

Wade Singleton

Points

02/05/25 vs Lake Worth Christian	26
02/03/25 vs Village Academy	15
01/30/25 vs Palm Beach Christian Prep	13
01/28/25 vs John Carroll Catholic	11
01/24/25 @ Atlantic Christian	14
+ 21 more games

Despite the loss, Pine still got an impressive performance from Wade Singleton, who went 9 for 17 en route to 26 points and eight rebounds. Singleton continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Maverick Wycoki was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.

Even though they lost, Pine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.

Lake Worth Christian had a senior duo take command as Chase Troncale went 10 of 14 on his way to 25 points and five assists and Landen Harwood almost dropped a triple-double with 18 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists. The game was Harwood's 12th in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Nick Gallo, who went 5 for 10 to rack up 14 points.

Pine's loss dropped their record down to 13-13. As for Lake Worth Christian, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-10.

Pine does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Worth Christian, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-47 defeat against Atlantic Christian on the 7th.