Two dominant guards in Kennedy Moore and Morgan Thompson are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pinecrest Patriots will challenge the Scotland Fighting Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pinecrest is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lee County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Pinecrest blew Lee County out of the water with a 61-27 final score. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Scotland won against Purnell Swett on Monday with 52 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Scotland walked away with a 52-45 victory over Jack Britt.
Scotland's win came from a few key players Pinecrest will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Alicia McClain, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 boards. She has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 26 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kayla Simmons, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Scotland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.4 points per game. As for Pinecrest, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Pinecrest skirted past Scotland 48-45 when the teams last played back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest since the team 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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