The Pipestem Christian Academy Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Boys' Home Hilltoppers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pipestem Christian Academy has four straight victories, Boys' Home has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Pipestem Christian Academy beat Jefferson Christian Academy 57-50. Given Pipestem Christian Academy's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked second in West Virginia, while Jefferson Christian Academy is ranked 83rd in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pipestem Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Duke Testerman, who scored 17 points along with 5 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Testerman has scored at least 25% of Pipestem Christian Academy's points. Trey Mattox was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with 7 assists and 6 steals.
Boys' Home might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 69-44 to Shenandoah Valley HomeSchool, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Pipestem Christian Academy has yet to lose a contest on the road this season, leaving them with a 4-0 record. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points per game. As for Boys' Home, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
