Pine Forest lost against Seventy-First back in December of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Pine Forest Trojans took a 63-48 bruising from the Seventy-First Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Falcons are ranked 66th).
Pine Forest lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Derek Green, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. Angelo Jones was another key player, going 6 for 11 on his way to 13 points and six rebounds.
Trojans
| 01/04/25 @ Seventy-First | 48-63 |
| 01/03/25 vs E.E. Smith | 57-67 |
Even though they lost, Pine Forest smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive games.
Pine Forest's loss dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Seventy-First, their victory was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Pine Forest will face off against Triton at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Triton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Pine Forest likes a good challenge. As for Seventy-First, they will square off against Cape Fear at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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