For the first time this season, Providence-St. Mel will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will venture away from home to take on the Aurora Central Catholic Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence-St. Mel has now lost 11 straight dating back to last season, leaving the team hunting for their first win since January 24.
On Monday, Providence-St. Mel had to suffer through an 80-42 loss at the hands of Loyola Academy.
Aurora Central Catholic not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since January 6th (when they won 74-38). They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Chesterton Academy of the Holy Family 59-29. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Chargers had established a 23-point advantage.
Providence-St. Mel's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Aurora Central Catholic, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Providence-St. Mel strolled past Aurora Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in January by a score of 52-36. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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