The Providence Classical Paladins will square off against the HOPE Academy Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. HOPE Academy took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Providence Classical, who comes in off a win.
Providence Classical is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Monday with ease, bagging a 63-27 victory over Hawthorne Christian Academy. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-14.
Providence Classical found their leader in freshman Malachi Thompson, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Thompson has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Grafton Eiff, who scored ten points plus six assists and six steals.
Providence Classical was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, HOPE Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They received a blow back in November as they fell 42-23 to Carolina Christian.
The win got Providence Classical back to even at 2-2. As for HOPE Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Providence Classical might still be hurting after the 72-47 loss they got from HOPE Academy in their previous meeting back in January of 2022. Will Providence Classical 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.
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