Basketball Recap: Clinton Christian Academy Finds Playoff Glory Versus Providence Classical Christian Academy

It's playoff time, and Clinton Christian Academy had no trouble coming through when it counted. Everything went their way against the Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers on Thursday as the Clinton Christian Academy Patriots made off with a 40-17 win. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Panthers are ranked 530th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Clara Hyke

Field Goal Percentage (Career)

02/13/25 vs Providence Classical Christian Academy	75%
12/19/23 vs Fort Scott Christian Heights	73%
01/19/24 vs Overland Christian	67%
11/18/24 vs Applewood Christian	64%
12/18/23 @ Overland Christian	64%

Clara Hyke continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 9-for-12 en route to 18 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (75%). Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Wisniewski, who posted three points and four steals.

When it comes to explaining why Providence Classical Christian Academy lost, don't look at Jess Marcotte. Despite the final result, she had eight points and five rebounds. That was a full 47.1% of Providence Classical Christian Academy's points, marking the third time in a row Marcotte has scored more than a third of the team's points.

Clinton Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season. This is the second loss in a row for Providence Classical Christian Academy and nudges their season record down to 6-12.

Clinton Christian Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 50-45 victory against Overland Christian on the 14th. As for Providence Classical Christian Academy, they have also already played their next game, a 33-29 loss against Aurora Christian Academy on the 14th.