Having just played yesterday, the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles will get right back to it and host the Highland Tech Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Pinnacle Classical Academy will be strutting in after a win while Highland Tech will be coming in after a defeat.
Pinnacle Classical Academy will bounce into Wednesday's match after beating Mountain View Christian Academy, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Pinnacle Classical Academy walked away with a 51-44 victory over Mountain View Christian Academy on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Cody Humphries was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (11). Evan Bridges was another key player, earning nine points plus six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, a win for Highland Tech just wasn't in the cards on Monday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 73-46 loss at the hands of Piedmont Community Charter. The Rams have struggled against the Patriots recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
The losing side was boosted by Elijah Sherrill, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points. That was a full 39.1% of Highland Tech's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cooper McCraw, who earned 11 points.
Even though they lost, Highland Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Highland Tech's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Pinnacle Classical Academy might still be hurting after the 62-36 defeat they got from Highland Tech in their previous matchup back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sherrill, who went 10 for 15 en route to 30 points plus three steals. Now that Pinnacle Classical Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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