The Pinecrest Patriots will face off against the Southern Lee Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Pinecrest's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.
On Friday, Pinecrest was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 61-60 to Union Pines. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (59), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Southern Lee was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 51-47 to Lee County. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cavaliers came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 289th).
Pinecrest's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Southern Lee, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-3.
Pinecrest lost to Southern Lee at home by a decisive 46-32 margin when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Pinecrest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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