Pine Crest has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the West Boca Raton Bulls at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Pine Crest was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 49-48 to Benjamin. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pine Crest in their matchups with Benjamin: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, West Boca Raton's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a rough 74-51 defeat at the hands of Central. While losing is never fun, West Boca Raton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 406th, while Central is ranked 160th).
Pine Crest's loss dropped their record down to 5-8. As for West Boca Raton, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Pine Crest strolled past West Boca Raton when the teams last played back in January of 2016 by a score of 68-52. Will Pine Crest repeat their success, or does West Boca Raton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
