Pinecrest Academy Cadence has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. The Pinecrest Academy Cadence Cougars and the Lincoln County Lynx will round out the year against one another at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday at. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matches by 23 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Innovations International two weeks ago as Pinecrest Academy Cadence made off with a 55-32 win. The win was just what Pinecrest Academy Cadence needed coming off of a 70-40 loss in their prior contest.
Jeremiah Maurer and Elijah Engfer were among the main playmakers for Pinecrest Academy Cadence as the former scored 14 points and the latter scored 15 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Engfer has scored at least 25% of Pinecrest Academy Cadence's points.
Meanwhile, Lincoln County's game on Wednesday was all tied up 29-29 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Pahrump Valley 58-56.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Lincoln County, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Pinecrest Academy Cadence lost to Lincoln County on the road by a decisive 63-44 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Can Pinecrest Academy Cadence avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.