The HOPE Academy Royals are taking a road trip to take on the Providence Classical Paladins at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
HOPE Academy is leaving town to face Providence Classical after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. HOPE Academy took a hard 42-23 fall against Carolina Christian back in November.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Providence Classical). They blew past Hawthorne Christian Academy 63-27 on Monday. With the Paladins ahead 38-14 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Providence Classical found their leader in freshman Malachi Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thompson has scored all season. Grafton Eiff was another key player, posting ten points plus six assists and six steals.
Providence Classical was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Everything went HOPE Academy's way against Providence Classical when the teams last played back in January of 2022, as HOPE Academy made off with a 72-47 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for HOPE Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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