There's no place like home for Pamlico Christian Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They came out on top against the Gramercy Christian Warriors by a score of 47-38 on Tuesday. The Mariners have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.
Pamlico Christian Academy was led to victory by James Howard and Trent Gaskins. Howard went 9 for 21 en route to 23 points, while Gaskins went 5 for 11 en route to 11 points plus five assists and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Howard has scored at least a third of Pamlico Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Brady Caccavaro, who earned seven points plus five rebounds.
Pamlico Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 17 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last ten matches they've averaged 0.
Gramercy Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Malachi Tribble, who scored four points plus nine rebounds and three blocks. Tribble has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Bryce Lowry was another key player, going 5 for 9 en route to 11 points plus five rebounds and two steals.
Pamlico Christian Academy's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for Gramercy Christian, their record is now 2-5.
Pamlico Christian Academy will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Jacksonville Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on December 10th. As for Gramercy Christian, they will face off against Upstate HomeSchool at 10:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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