Basketball Recap: Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers vs. Rivers of Life Christian Eagles
If Rivers of Life Christian wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Providence Classical Christian Academy, they should've done a better job of containing Ben Mattull. The Providence Classical Christian Academy Panthers breezed by the Rivers of Life Christian Eagles to the tune of 59-29 on Wednesday thanks in part to Mattull, who went 11 for 18 en route to 25 points plus six steals. That makes it six consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Providence Classical Christian Academy's points.
Another player making a difference was Timothy Borsa, who scored four points plus six steals. What's more, he also posted a 67% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in December of 2023.
Despite the defeat, Rivers of Life Christian had strong showings from Jacob Cochran, who scored nine points, and Preston Sheppard, who posted eight points.
Providence Classical Christian Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Rivers of Life Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Providence Classical Christian Academy will face off against Heritage Classical Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Heritage Classical Christian Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Providence Classical Christian Academy surely won't give up without a fight. Rivers of Life Christian has already played their next game (against Providence Classical Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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