The Portland Adventist Academy Cougars entered their tilt with the Horizon Christian Hawks with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Portland Adventist Academy rang in the new year with a 51-42 victory over Horizon Christian on Tuesday. This was payback for Portland Adventist Academy, who suffered a 56-54 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Leading Portland Adventist Academy to victory were Oliver Thompson and Dane Petersen. Thompson scored 20 points, while Petersen dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. The matchup was Petersen's 11th in a row with at least ten points.
Portland Adventist Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.2 points per game. As for Horizon Christian, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Portland Adventist Academy will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Oregon Episcopal at 7:30 p.m. Oregon Episcopal and Portland Adventist Academy are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Horizon Christian, they will head out on the road to face off against Valley Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Valley Catholic's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests.
