There's no place like home for Colonial, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They snuck past the Pine Ridge Panthers with a 77-71 win on Saturday. Given the Grenadiers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Panthers are ranked 469th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Pine Ridge had strong showings from Kadin Pierce-Flores, who went 9 of 16 en route to 26 points along with six rebounds and five assists, and Henry Robinson Jr, who went 6 for 15 on his way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and three blocks. Pierce-Flores' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jyles Newman, who posted seven points.
Colonial is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Pine Ridge, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.
Colonial will head out to face off against University at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. University is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season. As for Pine Ridge, they will host North Florida Educational Institute at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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