The St. Croix Prep Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Providence Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Last Friday, St. Croix Prep was fully in charge, breezing past Nova Classical Academy 60-27.
Meanwhile, Providence Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past St. Michael-Albertville 101-68. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 21 points or more this season.
St. Croix Prep better keep an eye on Maddyn Greenway. She was instrumental in Providence Academy's win, going 15 for 28 en route to 38 points in addition to eight assists and five steals. Greenway has been hot for a while, having posted 16 or more points the last 52 times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Millerbernd, who went 9 of 14 on her way to 21 points and seven boards.
Providence Academy's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 19-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 88.8 points per game. As for St. Croix Prep, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
St. Croix Prep was dealt a bruising 68-23 defeat at the hands of Providence Academy in their previous matchup back in January of 2021. Can St. Croix Prep avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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