Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon hasn't had much luck against Sports Leadership & Management recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will welcome the Sports Leadership & Management Bulls at 6:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Wednesday, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 73-68 to Coral Academy of Science Las Vegas. The Pirate have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Sports Leadership & Management was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 72-56 bruising from The Meadows School.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will have to keep a close watch on Damien Nevil and Alaijah Young, a pair of players who had a big impact on Sports Leadership & Management's prior game. Nevil posted 18 points and four steals, while Young earned 23 points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Young has posted since back in December of 2024.
Sports Leadership & Management's loss dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-9.
Things could have been worse for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 77-59 loss to Sports Leadership & Management when the teams last played on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Young, who went 12 for 19 on his way to 30 points and six boards. Now that Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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