The Providence Athletic Club Panthers came tearing into Thursday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against Georgia Force Christian by a score of 79-66. Given Providence Athletic Club's advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 187th in South Carolina, while Georgia Force Christian is ranked 453rd in Georgia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Providence Athletic Club to victory were Channing Wood and Arden Hinkle. Wood scored 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals, while Hinkle scored 20 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Freeman Bult, who scored eight points.
Despite the loss, Georgia Force Christian still got an impressive performance from Cj Britt, who scored 20 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds. Britt continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Shepard Acton was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Even though they lost, Georgia Force Christian were working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Providence Athletic Club only posted four assists.
Providence Athletic Club is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Georgia Force Christian, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season.
Providence Athletic Club will square off against Greenville H at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Providence Athletic Club focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Thursday. Georgia Force Christian will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Central Georgia Arts at 4:00 p.m. on February 9th. Georgia Force Christian is facing Central Georgia Arts at the right time seeing as Central Georgia Arts is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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