The Pine Knights will challenge the Lake Worth Christian Defenders at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.1 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Pine turned things around against Lincoln Park Academy on Tuesday. They walked away with a 42-29 victory over the Greyhounds. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 666th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wade Singleton
| 01/07/25 @ Lincoln Park Academy | 10 |
| 01/04/25 vs Port St. Lucie | 12 |
| 01/03/25 vs Westwood | 10 |
| 01/02/25 vs South Fork | 10 |
| 12/21/24 vs Boca Raton Christian | 11 |
Pine's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Wade Singleton led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Singleton is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Thomas Sawicki, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.
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 eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Lake Worth Christian didn't have quite enough to beat Oxbridge Academy on Thursday and fell 67-64. The Defenders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Pine's win bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Lake Worth Christian, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Pine was able to grind out a solid victory over Lake Worth Christian in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 46-38. Will Pine repeat their success, or does Lake Worth Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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