Two dominant guards in Gavin Fox and Banks Hearn are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Westminster Schools of Augusta Wildcats will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Pinewood Christian Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Westminster Schools of Augusta will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They were beaten by St. Andrew's 77-43. The Wildcats have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Christian lost 63-40 to Citizens Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, Pinewood Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 498th, while Citizens Christian Academy is ranked 206th).
Westminster Schools of Augusta will have to contain Hearn as he made an impact in Pinewood Christian's last game. He posted 29 points. That was a full 72.5% of Pinewood Christian's points, marking the 16th time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Sam Wasson, who had nine points.
Pinewood Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Westminster Schools of Augusta, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-4.
Westminster Schools of Augusta didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pinewood Christian in their previous matchup two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 52-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Hearn, who put up 27 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Westminster Schools of Augusta still be able to contain Hearn? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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