Providence Academy typically have all the answers at home, but on Thursday the Christian Academy of Knoxville Warriors proved too difficult a challenge. They enjoyed a cozy 52-33 victory over the. Given Christian Academy of Knoxville's advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Providence Academy is ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kinley Painter and Rowan Gilmer certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Painter scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Gilmer scored six points. That was a full 54.5% of Providence Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Christian Academy of Knoxville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Providence Academy, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11.
Christian Academy of Knoxville will head out on the road to challenge Clayton-Bradley Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Clayton-Bradley Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 31 last Tuesday. As for Providence Academy, they will be playing at home against Grace Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Grace Christian Academy will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
