The HOPE Academy Royals will take on the Providence Classical Paladins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. HOPE Academy comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Tuesday, HOPE Academy came up short against NorthPoint Christian Academy and fell 56-44. The Royals were down 48-25 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Providence Classical came up short against Liberty Preparatory Christian Academy on Thursday, falling 57-32. The defeat continues a trend for the Paladins in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost four in a row.
Providence Classical's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for HOPE Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
HOPE Academy ended up a good deal behind Providence Classical in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, losing 66-49. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Providence Classical's Grafton Eiff, who dropped a double-double on 30 points and 11 assists. Now that HOPE Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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