The Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas lost to String Theory back in February, but the Mastery Charter North - Pickett Pumas didn't allow String Theory the same satisfaction on Friday. Mastery Charter North - Pickett secured a 58-53 W over String Theory. The win made it back-to-back wins for Mastery Charter North - Pickett.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Aron Scates, who scored 15 points. That's the first time this season that Scates scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Mitchell, who scored 11 points.
Loss or not, String Theory got some senior leadership from Jason Pezzetti who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds and Justus Robertson who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. Pezzetti scored a full 39.6% of String Theory's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Dawud Jones, who scored four points along with seven rebounds.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for String Theory, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-5.
Mastery Charter North - Pickett will wrap up 2023 with a road trip to face off against Ridley at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. String Theory will finish 2023 at home by hosting ASPIRA Charter at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. ASPIRA Charter presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than String Theory in their respective states (ASPIRA Charter is ranked 38th in Delaware, while String Theory is ranked 469th in Pennsylvania).
