Basketball Recap: Providence Academy Comes Up Short

Providence Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 25, 2024 on Tuesday. They lost 64-39 to the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors. The contest marked Providence Academy's lowest-scoring match so far this season.

When it comes to explaining why Providence Academy lost, don't look at Kinley Painter. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine rebounds. The game was Painter's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Aerin Hicks was another key player, putting up eight points and seven boards.

This is the second loss in a row for Providence Academy and nudges their season record down to 8-8. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-6.

Providence Academy will head out to square off against King's Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.4 points per game this season. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Grace Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Christian Academy of Knoxville has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 225 points over their last three contests.