Pioneer won the last time they faced DeMotte Christian and things went their way on Friday too. The Pioneer Panthers had just enough and edged the DeMotte Christian Knights out 44-41.
Despite the loss, DeMotte Christian still got an impressive performance from Tanyon Bakker, who went 7 of 16 on his way to 18 points. The dominant performance gave Bakker a new career-high in points. Titus Terpstra was another key player, putting up seven points.
Pioneer is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for DeMotte Christian, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-7.
Pioneer didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 54-34 loss against Carroll on the 18th. As for DeMotte Christian, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 41-38 defeat against Wheeler on the 18th.
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