The Northridge Academy Pumas will challenge the Providence Pioneers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northridge Academy has now lost eight straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since November 18.
Northridge Academy came up short against Granada Hills Charter on Wednesday, falling 73-50. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 773rd, while the Highlanders are ranked 99th).
Meanwhile, Providence escaped with a win on Saturday against King/Drew by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Pioneers.
Providence is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Northridge Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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