Basketball Game Preview: Logan Grizzlies vs. Providence Hall Patriots

By Team Reports Dec 25, 2023, 3:46am

Preview: Logan Grizzlies vs. Providence Hall Patriots

The Logan Grizzlies will finish 2023 at home by hosting the Providence Hall Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Logan: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Providence Hall has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road.

Last Tuesday, Logan was beaten by Tooele 60-17.

Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 16 to 9 on the offensive boards, a fact Providence Hall proved on Tuesday. The stars were shining brightly for them in a 51-34 win over Milford. 51 seems to be a good number for Providence Hall as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Providence Hall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Paige Krebs, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Krebs has scored at least 25% of Providence Hall's points. Another player making a difference was Ireland Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds.

Logan's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Providence Hall, the win got them back to even at 5-5.