Basketball Game Preview: Providence Hall Patriots vs. Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle

Providence Hall is 1-6 against Juan Diego Catholic since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Providence Hall Patriots will take on the Juan Diego Catholic Soaring Eagle at 7:00 p.m. Providence Hall will be strutting in after a victory while Juan Diego Catholic will be coming in after a defeat.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Providence Hall turned things around against Vanguard Academy on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 46-44 win over the Knights.

Meanwhile, Juan Diego Catholic played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Judge Memorial Catholic, falling 65-39. The Soaring Eagle were down 56-21 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

The defeat snapped Juan Diego Catholic's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-14 record. As for Providence Hall, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-14.

Providence Hall came up short against Juan Diego Catholic in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 52-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Juan Diego Catholic's Ava Tita, who went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points along with seven boards and five steals. Now that Providence Hall knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.