The Pleasant Home Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Red Level Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pleasant Home has four straight wins, Red Level has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pleasant Home is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Samson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pleasant Home blew Samson out of the water with a 74-16 final score. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
It was another big night for John Luke Colvin, who went 7 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 25 points plus two steals and two blocks. Another player making a difference was Dillan Purifoy, who earned ten points plus six rebounds and three blocks.
Pleasant Home smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a victory for Red Level just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 59-22 loss at the hands of T.R. Miller. The game marked Red Level's lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Pleasant Home pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 34.2 points. As for Red Level, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Pleasant Home against Red Level in their previous meeting back in November, as the team secured a 75-43 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pleasant Home since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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