Basketball Game Preview: Providence Academy Lions vs. Academy of Holy Angels Stars

By Team Reports Feb 22, 2024, 3:07am

Preview: Providence Academy Lions vs. Academy of Holy Angels Stars

Providence Academy has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Academy of Holy Angels Stars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Providence Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.

Providence Academy can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 92-45 win over Blake. Given Providence Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while Blake is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Providence Academy found their leader in underclassman Maddyn Greenway, who dropped a triple-double on 35 points, ten rebounds, and ten assists. Greenway is crushing the point category: she's posted at least 16 every time she's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Peterson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.

Meanwhile, Academy of Holy Angels pushed their score all the way to 60 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Robbinsdale Cooper by a score of 62-60.

Providence Academy is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-4 record this season. As for Academy of Holy Angels, they now have a losing record at 12-13.

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