The Providence Athletic Club Panthers will head out to face off against the Northside Christian Academy Crusaders at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Providence Athletic Club focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
Providence Athletic Club will head into Saturday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 24-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Coastal HomeSchool on Saturday. Providence Athletic Club had just enough and edged Coastal HomeSchool out 33-31. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
It was another big night for Anabel Catone, who earned 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlee Lamb, who had four points plus eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northside Christian Academy put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Silver Bluff, posting a 64-18 win. Fans of the Crusaders have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Northside Christian Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Evie Godfrey, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals. Godfrey is crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Chaelyn Tifre was another key player, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds.
Northside Christian Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Northside Christian Academy's victory bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Providence Athletic Club, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Providence Athletic Club has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Northside Christian Academy struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Providence Athletic Club was dealt a bruising 65-17 loss at the hands of Northside Christian Academy in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Godfrey, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 steals. Now that Providence Athletic Club knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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