Linville Hill will be playing in front of their home fans against La Academia Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Linville Hill will be looking to keep their 23-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 13 more assists than your opponent, a fact Linville Hill proved on Wednesday. They strolled past High Point Baptist Academy with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. Given Linville Hill's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while High Point Baptist Academy is ranked 379th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Linville Hill relied on the efforts of Giovanni Sejuste, who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, and Stephen Smucker, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Smucker has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Derian Peterseim, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Academia Charter had no problem doing just that on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 53-33 margin over the.
Linville Hill's victory bumped their record up to 19-1. As for La Academia Charter, their win bumped their record up to 11-12.
Linville Hill lost to La Academia Charter at home by a decisive 62-47 margin in their previous matchup back in March of 2021. Can Linville Hill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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