Basketball Preview: Pinewood Prep Panthers vs. Cathedral Academy Generals
Pinewood Prep is 10-0 against the Generals since January of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Pinewood Prep Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Cathedral Academy Generals at 7:00 p.m. on February 5th. Hopefully Pinewood Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday.
Last Friday, Pinewood Prep came up short against the Cyclones and fell 55-47. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pinewood Prep in their matchups with the Cyclones: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the loss, Pinewood Prep had strong showings from Michael Jones, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Tripp Eidson, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Eidson has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last eight times he's played. Za?Qari Heath was another key contributor, scoring five points along with 12 rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Cathedral Academy had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They walked away with a 64-51 win over Calhoun Academy.
Pinewood Prep's loss dropped their record down to 20-10. As for Cathedral Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season.
Pinewood Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over the Generals when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 57-50. Does Pinewood Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Generals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
