The Pine Lake Prep Pride will take on the Corvian Community Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Lake Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.4 points per game this season.
Pine Lake Prep will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Lincoln Charter, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pine Lake Prep was the clear victors by a 54-32 margin over Lincoln Charter on Tuesday. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.
Joseph Bruce
| 02/18/25 vs Lincoln Charter | 4 |
| 02/17/25 vs Bradford Prep | 3 |
| 02/14/25 vs Community School of Davidson | 2 |
| 02/11/25 @ Corvian Community | 3 |
| 02/07/25 @ Langtree Charter Academy | 3 |
| + 2 more games |
Joseph Bruce continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 16 points and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games he's played. Jamie Lawson was another key player, posting ten points and four steals.
Meanwhile, Corvian Community waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-54 W against the Spartans.
Corvian Community's win came from a few key players Pine Lake Prep will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was RJ Moore Jr., who went 9-for-19 on his way to 26 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Malachi McCutcheon, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 14 points along with six boards and three blocks.
Corvian Community's win bumped their record up to 19-6. As for Pine Lake Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pine Lake Prep has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Corvian Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Pine Lake Prep suffered a grim 73-49 defeat to Corvian Community in their previous meeting last Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore Jr., who went 9-for-22 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. Now that Pine Lake Prep knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
