Providence Grove and Eastern Randolph are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Providence Grove Patriots will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Randolph Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Providence Grove has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Eastern Randolph will arrive with four straight victories.
Providence Grove pushed their score all the way to 58 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They suffered a rough 84-58 defeat at the hands of Randleman. While losing is never fun, Providence Grove can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 463rd, while Randleman is ranked 130th).
Eastern Randolph only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point they dealt Uwharrie Charter on Friday. Eastern Randolph put the hurt on Uwharrie Charter with a sharp 61-40 victory.
Providence Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-16 record this season. As for Eastern Randolph, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Providence Grove was taken down by Eastern Randolph 104-52 in their previous matchup back in January. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Providence Grove was down 46-17.
