Basketball Recap: Pine Lake Prep Piles Up the Points Against Langtree Charter Academy

Pride

Margin (Wins)

12/28/24 vs Ashley	39
01/14/25 vs Langtree Charter Academy	38
12/13/24 vs Enka	38
02/07/25 @ Langtree Charter Academy	29
12/17/24 vs Bradford Prep	28

Pine Lake Prep won the last time they faced Langtree Charter Academy and things went their way on Friday too. The Pine Lake Prep Pride blew past the Langtree Charter Academy Lions, posting a 74-45 victory. The Pride have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.

Pine Lake Prep's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Chris Luceri led the charge by putting up 13 points in addition to seven boards and six assists. The dominant performance gave Luceri a new career-high in assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Bruce, who posted 13 points along with six rebounds and three steals.

Luceri wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Pine Lake Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up ten more assists than Langtree Charter Academy's also-impressive total of 12.

Langtree Charter Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ashton Munters, who had 11 points. Aiden Gelpke was another key player, scoring six points and four steals.

Pine Lake Prep pushed their record up to 17-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Langtree Charter Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.

Pine Lake Prep wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-49 defeat against Corvian Community on the 11th. As for Langtree Charter Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 79-39 loss against Community School of Davidson on the 11th.