It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Pine Forest can now relate to. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 69-52 to the Jordan Falcons. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd in North Carolina, while the Falcons are ranked 28th in North Carolina).
Christian Baynes
| 02/25/25 @ Jordan | 24 |
| 02/17/25 vs Overhills | 23 |
| 02/12/25 vs Richmond | 16 |
When it comes to explaining why Pine Forest lost, don't look at Christian Baynes. Despite the final result, he went 8-for-15 on his way to 24 points in addition to eight boards and five assists. The game was Baynes' third in a row with at least 16 points. Kabori Simmons was another key player, putting up 13 points and six rebounds.
Jordan was led to victory by Rivers Knight and Julian Lowe. Knight dropped a double-double with 28 points and ten boards, while Lowe went 8-for-12 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. That's the most points Lowe has posted since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Peter Bryan, who scored six points and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Pine Forest and nudges their season record down to 14-12. As for Jordan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 18 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 24-3 record this season.
Pine Forest does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jordan, they will challenge Clayton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Clayton comes in on ten and Jordan on three.
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