Porter Ridge is 8-0 against Cuthbertson since December of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Porter Ridge Pirates will look to defend their home court against the Cuthbertson Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Porter Ridge focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 18 on Friday.
Last Friday, Porter Ridge was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 52-46 to Sun Valley. Porter Ridge has struggled against Sun Valley recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Samaj Long and Nathan Tavares. Tavares had a solid game and scored 11 points along with seven assists and six rebounds. Meanwhile, Long was balling out in the loss, scoring 14 points along with five assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, Cuthbertson had to endure a 17-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against Union Academy on Friday as Cuthbertson made off with a 73-53 win. Cuthbertson's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Porter Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Cuthbertson, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-20.
Porter Ridge strolled past Cuthbertson in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a score of 66-49. Does Porter Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cuthbertson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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