The Providence Academy Patriots will venture away from home to face off against the Elkins Elks at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Providence Academy has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Providence Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 43-38 W over Thaden on Friday.
Meanwhile, Elkins entered their tilt with West Fork on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 69-43 win. Given the Elks' advantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Tigers are ranked 195th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Elkins' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points over those games. As for Providence Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-17.
Providence Academy was dealt a bruising 75-25 loss at the hands of Elkins in their previous meeting back in January. Can Providence Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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