The Pine Hills Adventist Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Adventure Christian Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Pine Hills Adventist is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Victory Christian on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Pine Hills Adventist had to suffer through a 54-17 loss at the hands of Victory Christian. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 34-11.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Adventure Christian). They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 78-47 win over Chesterton Academy of Sacramento. With that victory, the Warriors brought their scoring average up to 51.4 points per game.
Pine Hills Adventist better keep an eye on Josiah Blackwell. He was instrumental in Adventure Christian's win, shooting 4-for-7 from deep and dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 boards. Blackwell's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Graham, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds.
Adventure Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in three consecutive games.
Adventure Christian has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points per game. As for Pine Hills Adventist, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-8.
Pine Hills Adventist came up short against Adventure Christian when the teams last played back in January, falling 50-44. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blackwell, who posted 18 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Now that Pine Hills Adventist knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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