Basketball Recap: Pine Crest Piles Up the Points Against Spanish River

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

11/19/24 vs David Posnack Jewish Day	53
12/04/24 vs West Boca Raton	50
01/16/25 @ West Boca Raton	35
12/06/24 vs Calvary Christian Academy	32
01/27/25 @ Spanish River	31

Pine Crest had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They claimed a resounding 55-24 win over the Spanish River Sharks. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Isabella Sangha continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 23 points in addition to seven boards and five assists. That makes it six consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Pine Crest's points. Franky Garfi was another key player, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Pine Crest was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Spanish River only racked up five assists.

Spanish River's loss came despite strong showings from Emma Feinstein and Brooke Eriksson. Feinstein posted eight points, while Eriksson scored a point and five boards.

Pine Crest is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Spanish River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Pine Crest won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Calvary Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Crest knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight contests -- so hopefully Calvary Christian Academy likes a good challenge. As for Spanish River, they will welcome American Heritage at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.