The Boys' Home Hilltoppers will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers at 6:30 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Boys' Home has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Pipestem Christian Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Boys' Home might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 69-44 to Shenandoah Valley HomeSchool, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Pipestem Christian Academy beat Jefferson Christian Academy 57-50 on Friday. Given Pipestem Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in West Virginia, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 83rd in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pipestem Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Duke Testerman, who scored 17 points along with 5 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Testerman has scored at least 25% of Pipestem Christian Academy's points. Trey Mattox was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 7 assists and 6 steals.
Boys' Home's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Pipestem Christian Academy, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
