Preview: Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots vs. Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers
The Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Melbourne Central Catholic Hustlers at 6:30 p.m. on December 4th. Hopefully Pineapple Cove Classical Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Friday.
Last Friday, Pineapple Cove Classical Academy ended up a good deal behind Brevard Christian and lost 61-45. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy in their matchups with Brevard Christian: they've now lost three in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Matthew Barna, who scored 10 points along with 6 rebounds. Michael Barna was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with 8 rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 16 more assists than your opponent, a fact Melbourne Central Catholic proved on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 61-27 win over Calvary Chapel Academy. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-11.
Melbourne Central Catholic can attribute much of their success to Henry Lane, who scored 15 points along with 8 rebounds and 3 steals, and Hayden Deane, who scored 18 points along with 6 assists and 6 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tristan Hamilton, who scored 7 points along with 3 steals.
Space Coast's win bumped their season record to 0-0 while Pineapple Cove Classical Academy's loss dropped theirs to 2-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Pineapple Cove Classical Academy have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 18.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Melbourne Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been even better at 35 per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy might still be hurting after the 62-42 defeat they got from Melbourne Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February. Can Pineapple Cove Classical Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
