Basketball Preview: Rivers of Life Christian Eagles vs. Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers
The Rivers of Life Christian Eagles will take on the Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Rivers of Life Christian is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home last Tuesday. They breezed by Crosspoint Christian to the tune of 46-17. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Ali Thompson and Hailey Henrichs were among the main playmakers for Rivers of Life Christian as the former dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Sienna Campbell was another key player, posting four points along with 12 rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Classical Christian Academy). They blew past The Fulton 40-18 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Panthers have posted since December 12, 2023.
Among those leading the charge was Jess Marcotte, who went 5 for 9 en route to 10 points plus five rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Selah Sparks, who earned six points plus two steals.
Providence Classical Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Rivers of Life Christian came up short against Providence Classical Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January, falling 30-26. Can Rivers of Life Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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