The Pine Forest Trojans will venture away from home to take on the Pinecrest Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pine Forest has given up an average of 55 points per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Pine Forest is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight games on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 58-43 to Hoke County.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Robert Stubbs, who shot 54% from the field en route to 19 points. Antonio Barnett was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Pinecrest ended up a good deal behind Apex Friendship on Monday and lost 72-58. While losing is never fun, Pinecrest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 328th, while Apex Friendship is ranked 24th).
Like Pine Forest, Pinecrest lost despite seeing results from several players. Heath Johnson led the charge by scoring 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Haarlow, who posted ten points.
Pine Forest's defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Pinecrest, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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