Basketball Preview: Pierce City Eagles vs. New Heights Christian Academy Cougars
The Pierce City Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the New Heights Christian Academy Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Pierce City is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 62-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Southwest last Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when New Heights Christian Academy faced off against Verona on Monday. New Heights Christian Academy blew past Verona, posting a 93-29 win.
New Heights Christian Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brodrick Burns, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine steals. The dominant performance also gave Burns a new career-high in assists (seven). Ben Schumacher was another key player, going 9 for 11 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Pierce City might still be hurting after the 63-40 defeat they got from New Heights Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January. Thankfully for Pierce City, Caleb Quade (who went 9 for 11 en route to 21 points plus six rebounds and five steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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