The Memphis Rise Academy Rockets will take on the Pleasant View Panthers in a holiday battle at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Memphis Rise Academy knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Pleasant View likes a good challenge.
Memphis Rise Academy will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Trezevant, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. The Rockets came out on top against the Bears by a score of 60-51 on Friday.
Jacob Beloria went supernova, shooting 50% from the field en route to 22 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ta'Varreo Smith, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 13 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pleasant View played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 96-18 loss at the hands of Lausanne Collegiate. The Panthers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-10.
Pleasant View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Memphis Rise Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Memphis Rise Academy strolled past Pleasant View in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 51-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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