The Pace Academy Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Woodland on Tuesday as Pace Academy made off with a 63-40 win. The win was just what Pace Academy needed coming off of a 77-48 loss in their prior match.
Pace Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Brian Clark out in front who scored 13 points. Those 13 points set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Kyle Greene, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Woodland still got an impressive performance from Mason Lewis, who scored 28 points along with seven rebounds. The matchup was Lewis' 15th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalvin Ashley, who scored five points along with five rebounds.
Woodland struggled to work together and finished the game with only two assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Pace Academy racked up 13 assists.
Pace Academy's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. As for Woodland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Pace Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against Lovett at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lovett knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past six matchups -- so hopefully Pace Academy likes a good challenge. As for Woodland, they will head out on the road to face off against Mt. Zion at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Mt. Zion focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
