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| 01/17/25 - Home | 66-62 W |
| 02/02/24 - Home | 55-47 W |
| 01/12/24 - Away | 46-31 W |
| 11/25/23 - Neutral | 74-51 W |
| 02/03/23 - Away | 49-34 W |
| + 5 more games |
Porter-Gaud is 9-1 against Pinewood Prep since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Porter-Gaud Cyclones will head out on the road to take on the Pinewood Prep Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pinewood Prep will be up against a hot Porter-Gaud team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Porter-Gaud breezed by Northwood Academy to the tune of 69-31 on Tuesday. Given the Cyclones' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Chargers are ranked 255th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Pinewood Prep waltzed into their match on Tuesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. Everything went their way against the Generals as they made off with a 72-49 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Panthers have posted against the Generals since January 2, 2019.
Porter-Gaud better keep an eye on Jayden Alexander. He was instrumental in Pinewood Prep's win, going 7 for 12 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points. Jonathan Slawson was another key player, putting up 11 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Pinewood Prep was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Pinewood Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Porter-Gaud, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5.
Porter-Gaud didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pinewood Prep when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 66-62 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Porter-Gaud since the team 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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