The Pine Lake Prep Pride won the last time they faced the Community School of Davidson Spartans, and things went their way on Friday too. Pine Lake Prep took down Community School of Davidson 60-43. Given Pine Lake Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 106th, while Community School of Davidson is ranked 220th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robert Magner continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with eight rebounds. Lucas Strickfaden was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Community School of Davidson lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dermot Lowry. Despite the final result, he scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Lowry hasn't dropped below 20 points for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of John Shields, who scored 13 points.
Pine Lake Prep pushed their record up to 17-7 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.5 points per game. As for Community School of Davidson, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-10 record this season.
Pine Lake Prep will be playing at home against Christ the King at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Christ the King and Pine Lake Prep are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Community School of Davidson, they will be playing at home against Bradford Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bradford Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches.
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