DeLand won the last time they faced Pine Ridge, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The DeLand Bulldogs enjoyed a cozy 75-60 win over the Pine Ridge Panthers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Justin Suarez was nothing short of spectacular: he went 6 for 13 en route to 26 points plus six assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of James Rushing, who went 6 for 10 en route to 15 points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Pine Ridge saw an underclassman step up: freshman Kadin Pierce-Flores went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points plus six assists and five rebounds. Anthony Tedesco was another key player, scoring seven points in addition to 11 rebounds.
DeLand now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Pine Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
DeLand wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 56-55 victory against Flagler Palm Coast on the 5th. As for Pine Ridge, they will welcome Deltona at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pine Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
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