Basketball Recap: Providence Academy vs. Tri-Cities Christian Eagles
Providence Academy was the 44-13 winner over Tri-Cities Christian when they last played one another back in January of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Providence Academy Providence Academy fell 69-62 to the Tri-Cities Christian Eagles on Friday.
Providence Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Kinley Painter, who went 8 for 18 en route to 24 points plus five rebounds and five steals. Painter is crushing it when it comes to points: she's scored at least 15 every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Kennedy Phillips, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Tri-Cities Christian found their leader in sophomore Emery Haws, who went 8 for 15 en route to 29 points plus five rebounds and three steals. The matchup was Haws' fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Faith Greene, who had 16 points along with five assists.
Providence Academy now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Tri-Cities Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Providence Academy is headed away from home for the first time to face off against Clayton-Bradley Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.8 points per game this season. Tri-Cities Christian has already played their next game (against Providence Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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