Pea Ridge and Providence Academy are an even 4-4 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Pea Ridge Blackhawks will take on the Providence Academy Patriots in a tournament on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pea Ridge has three straight victories, Providence Academy has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, the stars were shining brightly for Pea Ridge in a 61-45 win over Gentry.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-27, which was the final score in Providence Academy's tilt against Greenland on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 355th, while the Pirates are ranked 167th).
Providence Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Pea Ridge, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Pea Ridge came up short against Providence Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 49-36. Can Pea Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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