Pineapple Cove Classical Academy kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell just short of the Edgewood Red Wolves by a score of 41-38. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 71-68 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January.
Despite the loss, Pineapple Cove Classical Academy still got an impressive performance from Michael Barna, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds. Barna has been hot recently, having also posted three or more blocks the last four times he's played. Caudly Dieudonne was another key player, earning five points plus two steals.
Eddie Monterrubio was the offensive standout of the matchup as he went 5 for 11 en route to 13 points plus three steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Manan Patel, who earned seven points.
The win made it two in a row for Edgewood and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy has already played their next match, a 41-34 victory against Calvary Chapel Academy on the 22nd. As for Edgewood, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Cocoa Beach at 7:00 p.m. on December 2nd.
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