Basketball Recap: Pine Crest Extends Winning Streak to Four

While Pine Crest didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against the Somerset Academy Key Lions by a score of 69-57 on Thursday. The Panthers' victory was nothing new given the team hasn't lost yet this season.

Rowan Hoffman

Rebounds (Career)

12/05/24 @ Somerset Academy Key	21
11/22/24 @ American Heritage	20
12/11/23 @ Olympic Heights	19
01/22/24 vs Inlet Grove	17
11/19/24 vs David Posnack Jewish Day	17

Leading Pine Crest to victory were Rowan Hoffman and Ethan Mott. Hoffman dropped a double-double on 21 points and 21 boards, while Mott almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Hoffman a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Karl Mullins, who posted eight points.

When it comes to explaining why Somerset Academy Key lost, don't look at Kemsy Ogala. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Fleurissaint, who had 13 points, to go along with five boards and four steals.

Pine Crest's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Somerset Academy Key, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.

Pine Crest wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-44 victory against Elite Academy on the 6th. As for Somerset Academy Key, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-42 win against Somerset Prep on the 6th.