If Founders Classical Academy wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played White Pine, they should've done a better job of containing Zephen Nicholes. The White Pine Bobcats came out on top against the Founders Classical Academy Centurions by a score of 50-42 on Saturday thanks in part to Nicholes, who went 7 for 13 on his way to 21 points along with five rebounds and three steals. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Mo Van Tassell was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. He is becoming a predictor of White Pine's success: when he posts at least eight rebounds the team is 2-1 (and 6-7 when he doesn't).
Founders Classical Academy's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Rylan Gonzales, who posted 14 points, and Adrik Butler, who had 12 points. Those 14 points gave Gonzales a new career-high.
Bobcats
| 01/11/25 vs Founders Classical Academy | 50-42 |
| 01/10/25 vs Awaken Christian | 65-31 |
The victory made it two in a row for White Pine and bumps their season record up to 8-8. As for Founders Classical Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-3.
White Pine will challenge Needles at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Needles' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Founders Classical Academy, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-38 win against Adelson on the 14th.
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