Basketball Recap: Providence Christian Academy Comes Up Short

Providence Christian Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a hard 57-38 fall against the Eastern Shore HomeSchool Mavericks. While losing is never fun, the Griffins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 298th in Maryland, while the Mavericks are ranked 40th in Delaware).

When it comes to explaining why Providence Christian Academy lost, don't look at Bryce Unruh. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 15 en route to 23 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. Unruh is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 37 games he's played dating back to last season.

Eastern Shore HomeSchool's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Zach Miller led the charge by going 7 of 12 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight boards and six steals. Eli Miller was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine steals.

Providence Christian Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Eastern Shore HomeSchool, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-3.

Providence Christian Academy has already played their next match (against West Nottingham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Eastern Shore HomeSchool will challenge Calvary Baptist Church Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Eastern Shore HomeSchool knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Calvary Baptist Church Academy likes a good challenge.