Paideia entered their tilt with Landmark Christian on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Landmark Christian War Eagles 62-60. The Pythons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the War Eagles, too.
When it comes to explaining why Landmark Christian lost, don't look at Blake Pollock. Despite the final result, he went 12 of 18 on his way to 30 points and six rebounds. That was a full 50% of Landmark Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Saunders, who went 6 for 12 to rack up 14 points and five assists.
Pythons
| 02/06/25 vs Landmark Christian | 62-60 |
| 02/04/25 vs Wesleyan | 64-53 |
| 02/01/25 vs Mount Vernon | 55-48 |
| 01/30/25 vs King's Ridge Christian | 68-57 |
| 01/18/25 vs Midtown | 68-52 |
| + 3 more games |
Paideia's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points over those games. As for Landmark Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Paideia will challenge Fellowship Christian at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Paideia knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matchups -- so hopefully Fellowship Christian likes a good challenge. As for Landmark Christian, they will host Whitefield Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Whitefield Academy has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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