The Pinecrest Patriots's and the Scotland Fighting Scots's contest on Tuesday was close at halftime, but the Pinecrest Patriots turned on the heat in the second half with 45 points. Pinecrest breezed by Scotland at home to the tune of 74-46. That 28 point margin sets a new team best for Pinecrest this season.
Pinecrest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Azir Gillespie out in front who scored 20 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gillespie has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Javion Saunders, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds.
Defeat or not, Scotland got some senior leadership from Jonathan Graham and Jaquez Caldwell. Graham dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds, while Caldwell. scored 19 points along with six rebounds. Graham is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last nine games he's played.
Pinecrest has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Scotland, they dropped their record down to 9-16 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Pinecrest will face off against Richmond at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Richmond has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,143 points over their last 13 contests. Scotland does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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