Wheatmore is on a nine-game streak of home losses, Providence Grove a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Wheatmore Warriors will take on the Providence Grove Patriots at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Wheatmore was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 53-52 to Uwharrie Charter. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Wheatmore in their matchups with Uwharrie Charter: they've now lost six in a row.
Wheatmore might have lost, but man, Parker Kines was a machine: he scored 27 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kines has scored all season. Robert Nyamongo was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Providence Grove pushed their score all the way to 62 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They lost to Eastern Randolph on the road by a decisive 78-62 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (58), Providence Grove still had to take the loss.
Wheatmore's loss dropped their record down to 1-22. As for Providence Grove, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-17 record this season.
Wheatmore suffered a grim 69-46 defeat to Providence Grove in their previous matchup back in January. Will Wheatmore have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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