Two dominant guards in Michael Jones and Jae Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Pinewood Prep Panthers will take on the Trinity Collegiate Titans at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Trinity Collegiate took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Pinewood Prep, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Pinewood Prep was able to grind out a solid victory over Northwood Academy, taking the game 63-52. 63 seems to be a good number for Pinewood Prep as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Pinewood Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jones out in front who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and two blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of Pinewood Prep's points. Another player making a difference was Za?Qari Heath, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Trinity Collegiate came up short against Wilson Hall on Tuesday and fell 56-46.
Pinewood Prep is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Trinity Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 13-11.
Pinewood Prep came up short against Trinity Collegiate when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 84-78. Can Pinewood Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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