HALO was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against the Providence Athletic Club Panthers, falling 74-51. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Wolfpack of the 48-33 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2022.
Several Wolfpack players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Trenton Grissom, who went 14-for-31 en route to 30 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 58.8% of HALO's points, marking the 12th time in a row Grissom has posted more than a third of the team's points. Kenneth Haynes was another key player, dropping a double-double with 11 points and 13 boards.
Even though they lost, HALO was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence Athletic Club only posted five assists.
Providence Athletic Club's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mark Lara led the charge by going 12-for-23 on his way to 28 points. Lara is becoming a predictor of Providence Athletic Club's success: when he posts at least 20 points the team is 4-2 (and 9-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Tyler, who went 9-for-15 to rack up 24 points.
HALO's loss dropped their record down to 11-15. As for Providence Athletic Club, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-13.
HALO didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 72-54 defeat against Upstate HomeSchool on the 15th. As for Providence Athletic Club, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 65-37 loss against Greenville H on the 15th.
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