The Spruce Creek Hawks are taking a road trip to face off against the Pine Ridge Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Spruce Creek's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Spruce Creek is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Atlantic just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 61-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Sharks. The contest marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pine Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 62-58 to University. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (56), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Spruce Creek will need focus on slowing down Anthony Tedesco, one of several Pine Ridge players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jyles Newman, who went 8 of 18 on his way to 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Pine Ridge smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Pine Ridge now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Spruce Creek, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 6-1.
Spruce Creek strolled past Pine Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 66-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spruce Creek 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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