The Pineapple Cove Classical Academy Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Space Coast Vipers at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Space Coast took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, who comes in off a win.
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Brevard HEAT by a score of 59-50 on Wednesday. The score was all tied up 26-26 at the break, but the Patriots were the better team in the second half.
Michael Barna and Samuel Welte were among the main playmakers for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy as the former almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds and the latter posted 13 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. The dominant performance also gave Welte a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four). Another player making a difference was Julian Garcia, who scored nine points.
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Space Coast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 57-22 loss at the hands of Cocoa Beach. The Vipers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.
Space Coast's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Pineapple Cove Classical Academy, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Pineapple Cove Classical Academy was dealt a bruising 69-39 defeat at the hands of Space Coast in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Pineapple Cove Classical Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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