Enka was the 67-40 winner over Pine Lake Prep when they last played one another back in November of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Enka Jets took a blow against the Pine Lake Prep Pride on Friday, falling 85-47. The contest marked the Jets' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Enka lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Logan Trantham, who went 7 of 14 en route to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Phillips, who posted eight points.
Leading Pine Lake Prep to victory were Joseph Bruce and Gary Grear. Bruce had 17 points and seven steals, while Grear put up 20 points and six rebounds. Those seven steals gave Bruce a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamie Lawson, who posted 11 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Enka and nudges their season record down to 5-4. As for Pine Lake Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-1.
Enka and Erwin will compete for holiday cheer at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Erwin knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Enka likes a good challenge. As for Pine Lake Prep, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 67-55 win against T.C. Roberson on the 14th.
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