Wheatmore hasn't had much luck against Providence Grove recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Wheatmore Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Providence Grove Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Wheatmore took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Everything went their way against Southwestern Randolph as Wheatmore made off with a 56-34 win.
Parker Kines
| 02/07/25 vs Southwestern Randolph | 20 |
| 02/05/25 @ West Davidson | 16 |
| 01/31/25 vs Eastern Randolph | 18 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wheatmore to victory, but perhaps none more so than Parker Kines, who went 7 for 14 to rack up 20 points along with five assists and three steals. Kines' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Weston Driggers, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points in addition to five boards and three blocks.
Meanwhile, Providence Grove came up short against Williams on Monday and fell 71-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (61), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
Wheatmore will need to focus on slowing down Andrew Thomas, one of several Providence Grove players who made an impact when they last played. He went 9 for 16 en route to 21 points. That was a full 33.9% of Providence Grove's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Stephen Beeson, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Providence Grove and nudges their season record down to 10-12. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 45.5% in those games and 26% outside of them. As for Wheatmore, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Wheatmore has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 23.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Providence Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Wheatmore came up short against Providence Grove when the teams last played back in January, falling 58-49. Will Wheatmore have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
