It was a good run, but Providence Academy unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They received a tough blow as they fell 52-33 to Christian Academy of Knoxville. While losing is never fun, Providence Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 234th, while Christian Academy of Knoxville is ranked 85th).
Kinley Painter and Rowan Gilmer certainly did their best on Thursday to try and avoid the loss. Painter scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Gilmer scored six points. That was a full 54.5% of Providence Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Providence Academy's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-11. As for Christian Academy of Knoxville, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
Providence Academy won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Grace Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th. One thing working in Grace Christian Academy's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups. Christian Academy of Knoxville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Clayton-Bradley Academy at 6:00 p.m. on January 26th. Clayton-Bradley Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 23 points in their last three games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
