Basketball Game Preview: Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles vs. Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy Eagles

By Team Reports Jan 17, 2025, 1:21am

Basketball Preview: Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles vs. Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy Eagles

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Pinnacle Classical Academy has gone 3-0 against Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles will get right back to it and host the Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Pinnacle Classical Academy is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.

On Thursday, Pinnacle Classical Academy really took it to Mountain View Christian Academy for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-33 win. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 21 points or more this season.

Connor Susigan

Assists (Career)

01/16/25 vs Mountain View Christian Academy3
01/10/24 @ Challenger2
12/13/24 vs Challenger1
12/10/24 vs Nebo Crossing Academy1
12/03/24 @ Mountain View Christian Academy1

Pinnacle Classical Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Connor Susigan, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Susigan a new career-high in assists (three). Cody Humphries was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Pinnacle Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Tuesday as they fell 59-53 to Temple Baptist. Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Pinnacle Classical Academy will need focus on slowing down Mason Smith, one of several Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy players who made an impact when they last played. He dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Smith, who went 5 of 6 en route to 10 points.

Pinnacle Classical Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points per game. As for Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Pinnacle Classical Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy when the teams last played back in January of 2024, sneaking past 44-41. Will Pinnacle Classical Academy repeat their success, or does Reynolds Mountain Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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