Basketball Recap: Max Meyer Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Mount Pisgah Academy

Kingfishers

Margin (Wins)

12/02/24 @ Blue Ridge Early College	42
12/10/24 @ The Franklin School of Innovation	42
11/18/24 vs Blue Ridge Early College	31
11/19/24 vs Shining Rock Classical Academy	28
12/12/24 @ Shining Rock Classical Academy	26

Invest Collegiate Imagine won the last time they faced Mount Pisgah Academy and things went their way on Thursday too. The Invest Collegiate Imagine Kingfishers were the clear victor by a 59-33 margin over the Mount Pisgah Academy Mountaineers. The Kingfishers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 26 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Invest Collegiate Imagine to victory, but perhaps none more so than Max Meyer, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Meyer a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Gabe Ordiway, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 11 points and five steals.

Invest Collegiate Imagine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.

Invest Collegiate Imagine's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Mount Pisgah Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

The future could be bright for both Invest Collegiate Imagine and Mount Pisgah Academy: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Invest Collegiate Imagine will look to extend Summit Charter's four-game losing streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Meanwhile, Mount Pisgah Academy will try to hand Bethel Christian Academy their seventh-straight defeat when the two meet at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd.