Pine won the last time they faced Jupiter Christian and things went their way on Friday too. The Pine Knights strolled past the Jupiter Christian Eagles with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 223rd, while the Eagles are ranked 679th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Jupiter Christian lost, don't look at Matthew Barrett. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. That was a full 54.3% of Jupiter Christian's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Jake Becker, who had 12 points.
Knights
| 12/13/24 vs Jupiter Christian | 60-46 |
| 12/12/24 vs Tradition Prep | 62-61 |
The victory made it two in a row for Pine and bumps their season record up to 7-2. As for Jupiter Christian, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Pine will be playing in front of their home fans against South Fork at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Jupiter Christian and Berean Christian will compete for holiday cheer at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Jupiter Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.7 points per game this season.
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