The Tradition Prep Pirates will take on the Inlet Grove Hurricanes in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tradition Prep has insisted on making their lastthree contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
Tradition Prep is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 62-61 to Pine. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Pirates still had to take the loss.
| 12/12/24 @ Pine | 18 |
| 12/10/24 vs Port St. Lucie | 22 |
| 12/06/24 @ South Fork | 22 |
Despite the loss, Tradition Prep saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Aydan Fields went 7 for 15 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Fields' afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Syncere Cannon, who posted 15 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Inlet Grove earned a 51-44 win over Leonard on Friday.
Inlet Grove found their leader in sophomore Ja?Marcus Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Tayler Hodge White was another key player, putting up four points along with eight boards and three steals.
Tradition Prep's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Inlet Grove, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Tradition Prep has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Inlet Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Tradition Prep came up short against Inlet Grove in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 49-41. Can Tradition Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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