The Middle Tennessee Christian Cougars were the 68-55 winner over the Providence Christian Academy LIONS when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Middle Tennessee Christian took a 63-47 bruising from Providence Christian Academy on Friday. While losing is never fun, Middle Tennessee Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Providence Christian Academy is ranked 33rd).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Madison Graham, who scored 16 points. Graham scored a full 34% of Middle Tennessee Christian's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Anna clay Shirley, who scored 16 points.
Middle Tennessee Christian's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Providence Christian Academy, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-3.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing University School of Nashville the next time they take the court. Providence Christian Academy will host University School of Nashville at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Middle Tennessee Christian will head out to face them at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
