The Providence Pioneers lost against the Corydon Central Panthers back in November of 2020, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. Providence took a 46-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Corydon Central.
Providence's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Avery Smith, who scored 7 points along with 9 rebounds. Smith is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Addison Smith was another key contributor, scoring 9 points along with 6 rebounds and 4 steals.
Corydon Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Josie Vaughn out in front who scored 17 points along with 3 steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which Vaughn has scored at least 25% of Corydon Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gracie Wate, who scored 6 points along with 4 steals.
Providence now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Corydon Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Providence will square off against Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Christian Academy is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak. As for Corydon Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Scottsburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Scottsburg presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Corydon Central in Indiana (Scottsburg is ranked 20th, while Corydon Central is ranked 111th).
