The Pine Hills Adventist Eagles will face off against the Adventure Christian Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Last Wednesday, Pine Hills Adventist lost to John Adams Academy Rsvl/Lin at home by a 56-41 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.
Pine Hills Adventist's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Tyler Gatling, who posted ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, and Brennan Reese, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pine Hills Adventist smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Adventure Christian beat Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy 70-65 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
Adventure Christian found their leader in freshman Josiah Blackwell, who shot 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 34 points and ten assists. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Blackwell has scored at least a third of Adventure Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadon Wikoff, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Adventure Christian now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Pine Hills Adventist, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pine Hills Adventist has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 33.2 boards per game. However, it's not like Adventure Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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