Providence fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Pinecrest on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to the Pinecrest Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Patriots are ranked 159th).
Providence has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-11 record this season. As for Pinecrest, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Providence will face off against Independence at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Independence knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Providence likes a good challenge. As for Pinecrest, they will venture away from home to take on Lee County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pinecrest is facing Lee County at the right time seeing as Lee County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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