Pinewood Prep is 1-9 against Porter-Gaud since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Pinewood Prep Panthers will head out to square off against the Porter-Gaud Cyclones at 8:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pinewood Prep will bounce into Friday's contest after beating First Baptist School, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. Pinewood Prep blew past First Baptist School 69-43 on Wednesday. Winning may never get old, but the Panthers sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Porter-Gaud against Northwood Academy on Tuesday as the team secured a 74-33 victory. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Chargers are ranked 258th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Porter-Gaud is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Pinewood Prep, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Pinewood Prep came up short against Porter-Gaud in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 55-47. Can Pinewood Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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