The Highland Tech Rams will venture away from home to square off against the Pinnacle Classical Academy Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland Tech is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.5 points per game this season.
Highland Tech is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Piedmont Community Charter on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Highland Tech was dealt a 73-46 defeat at the hands of Piedmont Community Charter. The loss continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost nine in a row.
Elijah Sherrill put forth a good effort for the losing side as he went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points. That was a full 39.1% of Highland Tech's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cooper McCraw, who had 11 points.
Even though they lost, Highland Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Pinnacle Classical Academy hadn't done well against Mountain View Christian Academy recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Pinnacle Classical Academy walked away with a 51-44 win over Mountain View Christian Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
It was another big night for Cody Humphries, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 20 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (11). Evan Bridges was another key player, posting nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Highland Tech's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Pinnacle Classical Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Everything went Highland Tech's way against Pinnacle Classical Academy when the teams last played back in November, as Highland Tech made off with a 62-36 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Tech since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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