Pine Forge Academy hasn't had much luck against Girard College recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Pine Forge Academy Falcons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Girard College Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Pine Forge Academy fought the good fight in their overtime match against The City School on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to the Lions. The Falcons' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jadon Lewis, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 boards. Another player making a difference was Misael Butler, who posted eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Pine Forge Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Girard College was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 55-41 fall against Freire Charter School Wilmington. While losing is never fun, the Cavaliers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 374th in Pennsylvania, while the Dragons are ranked 41st in Delaware).
Girard College's loss dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Pine Forge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Pine Forge Academy took a serious blow against Girard College when the teams last played last Wednesday, falling 58-27. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Girard College's Amadu Mansaray, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten steals. Now that Pine Forge Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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