The Pittsburg Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Antioch Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pittsburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven games.
Pittsburg is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Deer Valley 108-49. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-18.
Meanwhile, Antioch didn't have quite enough to beat Heritage on Tuesday and fell 63-60. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Patriots recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Pittsburg will have to contain Devin Simes as he made an impact in Antioch's last game. He went 9-for-15 to rack up 31 points. What's more, Simes also posted a 63% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in November of 2024. Another player making a difference was Dereon Ourm-Blackman, who posted 11 points.
Pittsburg is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points over those games. As for Antioch, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17.
Pittsburg strolled past Antioch in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 61-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pittsburg 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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