Basketball Recap: Pinecrest Academy Cadence Piles Up the Points Against American Heritage Academy

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pinecrest Academy Cadence on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the American Heritage Academy Patriots out of the water with a 46-11 final score. The Cougars pushed the score to 30-9 by the end of the third, a deficit the Patriots had little chance of recovering from.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aspen Larson led the charge by putting up 13 points along with eight steals and six boards. Larson has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Janae Sanders, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and four steals.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 17 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence pushed their record up to 7-12 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for American Heritage Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.

Pinecrest Academy Cadence has already played their next contest (against Mater Academy East Las Vegas), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. American Heritage Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon.