Tennessee High School Basketball - Providence Academy nips King's Academy
January 27, 2023: Johnson City, TN 37615
Fans at Friday's league challenge between the Providence Academy (Johnson City, TN) and the visiting King's Academy Lions (Seymour, TN), saw Providence Academy's basketball squad hold off King's Academy by a tally of 43-42.
With the victory, Providence Academy improves its record to 13-12 on the campaign. The host Asheville School (Independent) (Asheville, NC) to play the Blues in a non-league challenge on Saturday, January 28. The Blues come into the challenge with a record of 14-5. Asheville School (Independent) won 77-70 in their recent league challenge against Christ School (Arden, NC)
Next up, the Lions play the Apostolic Christian (Maryville, TN) in a Division II-A East District 1 challenge, on Saturday, January 28. King's Academy will attempt to improve on its 19-6 season record. The come into the challenge with a 1-8 record after their 71-55 non-league loss to Clayton-Bradley Academy (Maryville, TN).