Basketball Game Preview: Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots vs. Providence Classical Paladins

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Previous 3 Games

01/29/24 - Away	54-37 W
12/15/23 - Home	60-46 W
01/10/23 - Home	62-32 W

Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy is 3-0 against Providence Classical since January of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy Patriots will square off against the Providence Classical Paladins at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

On Tuesday, Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy earned a 74-64 victory over Walnut Grove Christian.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Classical). They blew past Judah Christian Academy 67-47 on Friday. The score was close at the half, but the Paladins pulled away in the second half with 35 points.

Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy better keep an eye on Grafton Eiff. He was instrumental in Providence Classical's win, dropping a double-double on 30 points and 11 assists. The game was Eiff's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Malachi Thompson, who went 9 of 16 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven rebounds and three blocks.

Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for Providence Classical, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.

Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy strolled past Providence Classical in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 54-37. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Providence Classical's Xan Rahalewicz, who posted 13 points along with eight boards and seven steals. Now that he won't be playing on Thursday, will it be easier for Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.