Having just played yesterday, the Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers will get right back to it and host Elk Valley Christian at 6:30 p.m. on February 9th. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Pipestem Christian Academy came up short against Lewisburg Baptist Academy and fell 53-46. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pipestem Christian Academy in their matchups with Lewisburg Baptist Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Pipestem Christian Academy's loss came about despite a quality game from Silas Mattox, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. Mattox has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Weiss, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 14 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pipestem Christian Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewisburg Baptist Academy only posted an assist.
Meanwhile, Elk Valley Christian suffered a tough 50-26 loss at the hands of Victory Baptist Academy on Tuesday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Elk Valley Christian has scored all season.
Pipestem Christian Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7. As for Elk Valley Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Everything came up roses for Pipestem Christian Academy against Elk Valley Christian in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as the squad secured a 73-33 win. With Pipestem Christian Academy ahead 39-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
