The Northside - Pinetown Panthers and the Bear Grass Charter Bears will face off at 8:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Bear Grass Charter is hoping to do what Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Northside - Pinetown's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Northside - Pinetown blew past Northeast Academy For Aerospace and Advanced Tech 77-23. Fans of the Panthers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Northside - Pinetown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Max Vansant, who went 6 for 15 en route to 15 points plus five steals. Vansant is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Zi'Mier Alexander was another key player, earning 11 points along with eight rebounds and four steals.
Northside - Pinetown smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear Grass Charter). They took their matchup on Thursday with ease, bagging a 68-39 win over Eastern Christian HomeSchool. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Bears have posted since February 15th.
Bear Grass Charter's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Northside - Pinetown, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Northside - Pinetown couldn't quite finish off Bear Grass Charter in their previous matchup back in January and fell 49-47. Will Northside - Pinetown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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