Jennings County entered their contest against Providence on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Jennings County Panthers fell to the Providence Pioneers 63-59. The Panthers' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Despite the defeat, Jennings County had strong showings from Carter Kent, who posted 24 points along with eight assists and six boards, and Jeremiah Davis, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. That was a full 40.7% of Jennings County's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's had more than a third of the team's points. Luke Alexander was another key player, putting up ten points.
Jennings County now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Providence, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
Jennings County and Providence could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Jennings County will challenge Brownstown Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday down 79 places (91 vs. 12). Similarly, Providence (ranked 67th) will meet New Albany (ranked sixth) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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