The Providence Academy Lions will head out to square off against the Fairhill Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Providence Academy is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Kingdom Collegiate Academy just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were dealt a 106-28 loss at the hands of Kingdom Collegiate Academy. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1431st, while Kingdom Collegiate Academy are ranked 399th).
Meanwhile, Fairhill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against Kingdom Collegiate Academy, falling 105-11.
Fairhill's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Providence Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-12.
Providence Academy took their win against Fairhill when the teams last played on January 7th by a conclusive 66-40. The rematch might be a little tougher for Providence Academy since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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