Basketball Recap: Providence Grove's Victory on Saturday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Patriots

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs River Mill	48
12/28/24 @ Leadership Academy	23
12/18/24 vs East Davidson	13
12/19/24 @ North Stanly	5
12/17/24 @ Southwestern Randolph	-26

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Providence Grove on Saturday. They blew past the Leadership Academy Falcons 50-27. The Patriots have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

Providence Grove's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jada Nixon, who posted 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Laurel Bernhardt, who had 13 points.

When it comes to explaining why Leadership Academy lost, don't look at Brianna Ross. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards.

The victory (which was Providence Grove's fourth in a row) raised their record to 7-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.8 points per game. As for Leadership Academy, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.

Providence Grove will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Trinity at 6:00 p.m. on January 7th. Providence Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. As for Leadership Academy, they will challenge Starmount at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Starmount has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.