Recap: Providence Pioneers vs. Corydon Central Panthers
The Providence Pioneers lost against the Corydon Central Panthers back in November of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Providence took a 46-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corydon Central.
Providence's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Avery Smith, who scored 7 points along with 9 rebounds. Smith is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Addison Smith was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Corydon Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josie Vaughn out in front who scored 17 points along with 3 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Vaughn has scored at least 25% of Corydon Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Wate, who scored 6 points along with 4 steals.
Providence now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Corydon Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Providence will square off against Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for Corydon Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Scottsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Scottsburg presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Corydon Central in Indiana (Scottsburg is ranked 20th, while Corydon Central is ranked 111th).
