Basketball Recap: Pine Takes a Loss

Pine lost against Westwood on January 3rd and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Pine Knights fell 63-50 to the Westwood Panthers.

Westwood's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Joseph Weathers led the charge by going 6 for 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points. Those 18 points gave Weathers a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Marquan Burgess, who went 5 of 10 en route to 10 points in addition to seven assists and four steals.

Pine has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Westwood, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.

Pine has already played their next game, a 59-41 defeat against Palm Beach Central on the 22nd. As for Westwood, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 38-37 loss against Okeechobee on the 22nd.