Basketball Recap: Pine Lake Prep Extends Winning Streak to Three

Pine Lake Prep entered their tilt with Bradford Prep on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They managed a 68-63 victory over the Bradford Prep Bears. Given the Pride's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Bears are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine Lake Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jamie Lawson, who posted 21 points. The game was Lawson's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Luceri, who scored 12 points and five boards.

Bradford Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kaden Bradley, who had 19 points. Bradley has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times he's played. Esaias Caves was another key player, putting up 14 points.

Pine Lake Prep's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Bradford Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.

Pine Lake Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 81-58 victory against Mountain Island Charter on the 31st. Bradford Prep has also already played their next contest, a 56-42 win against Christ the King on the 31st.