Basketball Game Preview: Providence Classical Paladins vs. Kingdom Leadership Chargers

For the second straight game, Providence Classical will face off against Kingdom Leadership. The Paladins will be home for the holidays to greet the Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Classical is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.9 points per game this season.

While Providence Classical didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They breezed past Kingdom Leadership to the tune of 63-20 on Friday. With the Paladins ahead 31-10 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Malachi Thompson

Points

12/12/25 @ Kingdom Leadership	19
12/04/25 vs Arborbrook Christian Academy	14
12/02/25 vs Covenant Classical	18
12/01/25 @ UR Academy	13
11/20/25 @ NorthPoint Christian Academy	19
+ 3 more games

Grafton Eiff and Malachi Thompson were among the main playmakers for Providence Classical as the former almost dropped a triple-double with nine points, 11 boards, and nine assists and the latter almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Thompson is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Leftwich, who went 5-for-7 on his way to 11 points and seven boards.

Providence Classical's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Kingdom Leadership, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.