The Pinewood Christian Patriots will start their season against the First Preparatory Christian Academy Highlanders. Tip off is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
First Preparatory Christian Academy is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Islands. First Preparatory Christian Academy escaped with a win on Friday against Islands by the margin of a single free throw, 63-62. The Highlanders pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Sharks cut but never quite recovered from.
First Preparatory Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 1-0. As for Pinewood Christian, they've got a clean slate. Last year, they finished on the right side of .500 (13-12), and they're hoping to kick off an even more successful campaign this year.
Pinewood Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against First Preparatory Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 72-67 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was First Preparatory Christian Academy's Logan Brown, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Pinewood Christian still be able to contain Brown? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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