Preview: Aquinas Academy Crusaders vs. Providence Christian Academy Griffins
Aquinas Academy is 7-1 against Providence Christian Academy since January of 2020, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Aquinas Academy Crusaders will look to defend their home court against the Providence Christian Academy Griffins at 5:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Aquinas Academy couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They took a 51-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tome on Friday.
Meanwhile, Providence Christian Academy came up short against Tome on Tuesday and fell 61-54.
Bryce Unruh put forth a good effort for the losing side as he scored 36 points along with 8 steals. He scored a full 66.7% of Providence Christian Academy's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Morris, who scored 9 points along with 3 steals.
Aquinas Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Providence Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Aquinas Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Providence Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 48-44 win. Will Aquinas Academy repeat their success, or does Providence Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
