Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Julian Baluta and Jordi Bello Lead Peachtree Academy to Victory

By Team Reports Dec 10, 2024, 7:41pm

Basketball Recap: Peachtree Academy Panthers vs. Killian Hill Christian Cougars

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After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Trinity Prep, Peachtree Academy was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They managed a 54-48 win over the Killian Hill Christian Cougars. The game marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season so far.

Julian Baluta

Rebounds (Career)

12/10/24 vs Killian Hill Christian10
12/09/24 @ Trinity Prep9
11/19/24 vs Victory Baptist8
11/30/23 vs Killian Hill Christian7
01/30/24 @ Victory Baptist7

Peachtree Academy was led to victory by Jordi Bello and Julian Baluta. Bello posted 11 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks, while Baluta almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Baluta a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Levi Garner, who had nine points.

Peachtree Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Killian Hill Christian, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.

Peachtree Academy will have a chance to go back-to-back against Killian Hill Christian: the pair will be back at it again later today.

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