Basketball Recap: Pinewood Prep Skates Past Palmetto Christian Academy with Ease

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs Lowcountry Leadership	78
12/06/24 vs Beaufort Academy	69
11/25/24 vs St. John's Christian Academy	56
01/14/25 @ Palmetto Christian Academy	36
11/29/24 vs Colleton County	33

Pinewood Prep won the last time they faced Palmetto Christian Academy and things went their way on Saturday too. The Pinewood Prep Panthers breezed past Palmetto Christian Academy to the tune of 73-41. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 matches by 22 points or more this season.

Pinewood Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayden Alexander out in front who went 5-for-6 to rack up 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Alexander a new career-high in field goal percentage (83%). Another player making a difference was Hayden Pressley, who went 6-for-8 en route to 13 points and eight rebounds.

Pinewood Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. As for Palmetto Christian Academy, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-19.

Pinewood Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 88-59 victory against Northwood Academy on the 10th. As for Palmetto Christian Academy, they have also already played their next match, a 63-33 defeat against Hilton Head Prep on the 11th.