Basketball Game Preview: Providence Hall Patriots vs. Summit Academy Bears

Providence Hall is 1-9 against Summit Academy since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Providence Hall Patriots will take on the Summit Academy Bears at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Providence Hall is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their eighth straight game on Wednesday. They took a blow against Judge Memorial Catholic, falling 71-42. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 42nd).

Meanwhile, Summit Academy had to suffer through a 83-51 loss at the hands of American Heritage. The defeat continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.

Providence Hall's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Summit Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.

Providence Hall might still be hurting after the 72-51 loss they got from Summit Academy when the teams last played last Wednesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Summit Academy's Nixon Savage, who went 9 for 15 on his way to 23 points along with six boards and four steals. Now that Providence Hall knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.