Providence Prep is 2-8 against Memorial Christian Academy since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Providence Prep Rams will head out on the road to challenge the Memorial Christian Academy Warriors at 6:00 p.m. Hopefully Providence Prep focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.
Providence Prep proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 32) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Grace Academy and snuck past 53-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Providence Prep has posted yet this season.
Providence Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Clark Morrison out in front who scored 18 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Asa Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Memorial Christian Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their ninth straight loss. They fell just short of Waco Christian by a score of 32-29. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Memorial Christian Academy has suffered yet this season.
Providence Prep's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points per game. As for Memorial Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Providence Prep strolled past Memorial Christian Academy in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 51-36. Will Providence Prep repeat their success, or does Memorial Christian Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
