The Pinecrest Patriots will be playing at home against the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinecrest knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past eight contests -- so hopefully Scotland likes a good challenge.
Even though Union Pines scored an imposing 64 points on Friday, Pinecrest still came out on top. Pinecrest beat Union Pines by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 78-64. Given Pinecrest's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while Union Pines is ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Azir Gillespie had an outrageously good game as he scored 17 points along with six rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of London Ravenell, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Meanwhile, Scotland pushed their score all the way to 66 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were dealt a 104-66 loss at the hands of Richmond. Scotland has struggled against Richmond recently, as their matchup on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
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, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-15.
Pinecrest was able to grind out a solid victory over Scotland in their previous matchup last Friday, winning 72-60. Does Pinecrest have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scotland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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