The Mesivta Mustangs will venture away from home to face off against the Pine Forge Academy Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mesivta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Mesivta didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Barrack Hebrew Academy, but they still walked away with a 51-45 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
| 02/01/25 @ Barrack Hebrew Academy | 22 |
| 12/18/24 @ Liguori Academy | 14 |
| 11/26/24 @ Liguori Academy | 12 |
| 12/11/24 @ Mercy Career & Technical | 12 |
| 01/08/25 @ The City School | 12 |
It was another big night for Nathanel Bitas, who posted 22 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Shaked Ben-David was another key player, putting up 11 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pine Forge Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 71-52 to Solebury. One positive for the Falcons, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Mesivta will have to contain Andres Trellis as he made an impact in Pine Forge Academy's last game. He had 16 points and six boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshuwa Martin, who put up eight points.
Even though they lost, Pine Forge Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mesivta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Pine Forge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Mesivta hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.1 points per game. It's a different story for Pine Forge Academy, though, as they've been averaging only 35.1 points. The only thing between Mesivta and another offensive beatdown is Pine Forge Academy. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Mesivta strolled past Pine Forge Academy in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 60-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mesivta since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
