Garinger was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 72-46 to the Providence Panthers. If the Wildcats were looking for revenge after losing 66-27 to them when the teams met, then they'll just have to keep looking.
Despite the defeat, Garinger saw an underclassman step up: freshman Aaron Lawler went 10 of 20 on his way to 23 points and three steals. That was a full 50% of Garinger's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jameer Nealy, who had seven points and four steals.
Garinger's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Providence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-12.
Garinger and Providence could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. Garinger (ranked 480th) will meet Rocky River (ranked 190th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Providence (ranked 387th) will meet East Mecklenburg (ranked 144th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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