The Pine Hill Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Tse' Yi' Gai Dine Warriors at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Pine Hill's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven matches.
Pine Hill put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Northwest 72-36 at home.
Pine Hill's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Channing James, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and seven steals. James has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brett Baker, who scored 17 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Tse' Yi' Gai came into Tuesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 63-43 margin over Northwest. The score was close at the half, but Tse' Yi' Gai pulled away in the second half with 37 points.
LaDainian Werito was nothing short of spectacular: he scored 21 points. Another player making a difference was Evan Pinto, who scored 15 points.
Pine Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Tse' Yi' Gai, their victory ended a eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-12.
Everything came up roses for Pine Hill against Tse' Yi' Gai in their previous meeting back in January as the squad secured a 74-26 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pine Hill since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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