The Pinecrest Glades Academy Dragons scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Friday. They strolled past Colonial Christian with points to spare, taking the game 80-65. Winning may never get old, but Pinecrest Glades Academy sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Keith Hernandez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds. Hernandez is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Ronnie Rivero was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Christian Valino and Ari Espinosa certainly did their best on Friday to try and avoid the loss. Valino dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds, while Espinosa dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. That was a full 35.4% of Colonial Christian's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kevin Gomez, who scored 13 points.
Pinecrest Glades Academy pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Colonial Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
Pinecrest Glades Academy's road trip will continue as they head out to face BridgePrep Village Green at 7:30 p.m. on January 17th. As for Colonial Christian, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Grace Baptist Academy at 4:00 p.m.
