The Pungo Christian Academy Raiders posted their biggest victory since November 27, 2023 on Thursday. They really took it to Mattamuskeet for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-12 victory at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 29-7.
Pungo Christian Academy was led to victory by Alden Taylor and Allison Sawyer. Taylor dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds, while Sawyer dropped a double-double on 19 points and 18 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sawyer has scored at least a third of Pungo Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Julia Rouse, who scored five points along with three steals.
Pungo Christian Academy's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.5 points per game. As for Mattamuskeet, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Pungo Christian Academy won't have much time to rest: their next game is against New Bern Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully New Bern Christian Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Thursday. Mattamuskeet won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Cape Hatteras at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th.
