The Providence Classical Paladins will face off against the Hawthorne Christian Academy Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Providence Classical focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 last Thursday.
Providence Classical will head into Thursday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat NorthPoint Christian Academy last Thursday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 38-point defeat they were dealt last Monday. Providence Classical fell just short of NorthPoint Christian Academy by a score of 45-42. The Paladins have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Providence Classical had strong showings from Grafton Eiff, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds, and Malachi Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 16 rebounds. Eiff is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season.
Meanwhile, Hawthorne Christian Academy had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They had to suffer through a 81-17 loss at the hands of Carolina Christian Academy. The Hawks just can't catch a break and have now endured seven defeats in a row dating back to last season.
Providence Classical now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Hawthorne Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
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