Pine lost against Morningside Academy back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Pine Knights took a hard 53-37 fall against the Morningside Academy Eagles. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Pine lost, don't look at Emily Shirk. Despite the final result, she dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. The contest was Shirk's 17th in a row with at least ten points. Amber Dunlap was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pine smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games dating back to last season.
Morningside Academy was led to victory by Emmilina Miller and Arianna Wallace. Miller earned 24 points plus five assists and five steals, while Wallace dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Miller a new career-high in threes (six). Another player making a difference was Meghan Enyart, who posted three points in addition to five steals.
Pine's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-1. As for Morningside Academy, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0.
Pine has already played their next match, a 58-10 victory against Berean Christian on the 3rd. Morningside Academy has also already played their next matchup (against Pine), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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