Basketball Game Preview: Pine Hills Adventist Eagles vs. Capital College & Career Academy Ants

By Team Reports Jan 18, 2025, 2:01am

Basketball Preview: Pine Hills Adventist Eagles vs. Capital College & Career Academy Ants

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The Pine Hills Adventist Eagles will head out to face off against the Capital College & Career Academy Ants at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Hills Adventist will be strutting in after a victory while Capital College & Career Academy will be coming in after a loss.

Pine Hills Adventist is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Chesterton Academy of Sacramento: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pine Hills Adventist blew Chesterton Academy of Sacramento out of the water with a 50-19 final score. The Eagles pushed the score to 41-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Saints had little chance of recovering from.

Noah Sanders

Steals (Career)

01/16/25 vs Chesterton Academy of Sacramento5
01/25/24 vs Bakersfield Adventist4
01/25/24 vs Mountain View Adventist4
01/08/24 vs Victory Christian4
01/30/24 vs Chesterton Academy of Sacramento2

Pine Hills Adventist got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Noah Sanders out in front who posted seven points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Sanders a new career-high in steals. Ethan Wilkinson was another key player, putting up seven points and six boards.

Pine Hills Adventist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in eight consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Capital College & Career Academy played a tough matchup last Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by Trinity Christian 70-15. The Ants were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 47-11.

Capital College & Career Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Pine Hills Adventist, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-5.

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