The Pine Lake Prep Pride entered their tilt with the Christ the King Crusaders with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Pine Lake Prep enjoyed a cozy 65-48 win over Christ the King on Monday. Given Pine Lake Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Christ the King is ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pine Lake Prep to victory, but perhaps none more so than Robert Magner, who scored 26 points along with five assists and three steals. Magner continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wes Statzer, who scored 18 points along with four steals.
Pine Lake Prep pushed their record up to 18-7 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Christ the King, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
Coincidentally, Pine Lake Prep and Christ the King will both be playing Lincoln Charter the next time they take the court. Christ the King will head out to face Lincoln Charter at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, while Pine Lake Prep will head out to face them at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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