Basketball Recap: Ryan Scripps Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Pine Hills Adventist

Sacramento Country Day's and Pine Hills Adventist's game on Tuesday was close at halftime, but Sacramento Country Day turned on the heat in the second half with 35 points. The Sacramento Country Day Cavaliers were the clear victor by a 71-50 margin over the Pine Hills Adventist Eagles. That's more bragging rights for the Cavaliers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Sacramento Country Day's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ryan Scripps led the charge by dropping a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Scripps a new career-high in points. Aiden Anguiano was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 16 points and three steals.

Despite the loss, Pine Hills Adventist still got an impressive performance from Brennan Reese, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 rebounds. Reese has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tyler Gatling, who posted eight points and four steals.

The victory made it two in a row for Sacramento Country Day and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Pine Hills Adventist, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.

Sacramento Country Day didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-41 defeat against Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy on the 5th. As for Pine Hills Adventist, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 50-43 loss against Sacramento Country Day on the 9th.