Basketball Preview: Pickering Red Devils vs. Hicks Pirates
Pickering and Hicks are an even 4-4 against one another since November of 2016, but not for long. The Pickering Red Devils will face off against the Hicks Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Pickering knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Hicks likes a good challenge.
Pickering is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Hamilton Christian on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pickering came up short against Hamilton Christian, falling 80-56. The matchup marked the Red Devils' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hicks). They skirted past Midland 78-75. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Pirates.
Hicks' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.7 points per game. As for Pickering, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Pickering against Hicks in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 61-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pickering since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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