Pine is 10-0 against Mt. Hermon since November of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Pine Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mt. Hermon Yellowjackets at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pine has three straight victories, Mt. Hermon has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Pine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Franklinton to the tune of 64-22 on Thursday. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Hermon came up short against First Baptist Christian on Friday and fell 49-37.
Pine pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for Mt. Hermon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Pine against Mt. Hermon in their previous meeting back in February, as the team secured a 54-22 victory. Does Pine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Hermon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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