You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pelion on Monday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the King Academy Knights out of the water with a 52-18 final score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Panthers had established a 30 point advantage.
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Leading Pelion to victory were John Berned and Kolton Rogers. Berned went 5 of 6 on his way to 14 points, while Rogers posted nine points and five blocks. The dominant performance gave Rogers a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Rodriguez, who put up ten points and three steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Pelion and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for King Academy, they dropped their record down to 0-3 with the loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Pelion will host Wagener-Salley at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for King Academy, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Laurens Academy at 7:30 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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