Basketball Preview: Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners vs. Liberty Christian Academy Heat
The Pamlico Christian Academy Mariners will be taking part in a tournament against the Liberty Christian Academy Heat at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Pamlico Christian Academy will be strutting in after a victory while Liberty Christian Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Pamlico Christian Academy took a loss when they played away from home last Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Tuesday. They took down Gramercy Christian 50-34.
Lily Mathews continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 8 for 18 en route to 19 points plus five assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaley Tyler, who went 6 for 10 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Pamlico Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Liberty Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Greenfield, falling 67-46. One positive for the Heat, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Liberty Christian Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Addison Baker, who earned six points along with eight rebounds and five assists, and Lily Lanier, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Lanier a new career-high in field goal percentage (40%).
Liberty Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Pamlico Christian Academy, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pamlico Christian Academy has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Liberty Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.5. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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