Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon has gone 3-0 against Doral Academy Red Rock recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon Pirate will square off against the Doral Academy Red Rock Dragons at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon was fully in charge, breezing past Pinecrest Academy Cadence 67-33. The Pirate have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.
| 01/17/25 vs Pinecrest Academy Cadence | 17 |
| 01/14/25 @ Del Sol | 21 |
| 01/13/25 vs Innovations International | 34 |
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was M.J. Tucker out in front who posted 17 points. The contest was Tucker's third in a row with at least ten points. Ahmel Hicks was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Meanwhile, Doral Academy Red Rock was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-63 heartbreaker at the hands of Bonanza. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (56), the Dragons still had to take the loss.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon will have to keep a close watch on Brennan Cuello and Isaiah Jackson, a pair of players who had a big impact on Doral Academy Red Rock's prior game. Cuello went 8 for 13 en route to 21 points and three steals, while Jackson went 5 of 11 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five blocks. With that strong performance, Cuello is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Sebastian Zaman, who earned five points and five rebounds.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Doral Academy Red Rock, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Tuesday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Tucker and Cuello. Tucker has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 20 points. For his part, Cuello has averaged 15.3 points, 1.4 steals, and 1.1 assists.
Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon strolled past Doral Academy Red Rock when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a score of 74-60. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pinecrest Academy Sloan Canyon since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
