The Pine Hills Adventist Eagles will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the Victory Christian Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Pine Hills Adventist focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 25 on Tuesday.
Pine Hills Adventist managed to keep up with Sacramento Country Day until halftime, but things quickly went downhill from there. Pine Hills Adventist lost 71-50 to Sacramento Country Day. The Eagles have struggled against the Cavaliers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Pine Hills Adventist might have lost, but man, Brennan Reese was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Reese is also on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he's now posted two or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Tyler Gatling, who earned eight points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Victory Christian posted their biggest win since December 13, 2023 last Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Cristo Rey 59-26. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Victory Christian's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Smith, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Kapelkin, who had 14 points.
Victory Christian's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pine Hills Adventist, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Pine Hills Adventist was taken down by Victory Christian 61-30 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Pine Hills Adventist was down 34-14.
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