It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Providence Grove can now relate to. They lost 82-56 to the Lincoln Charter Eagles on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Eagles are ranked 96th).
Despite the loss, Providence Grove still got an impressive performance from Will Dabbs, who en route to 24 points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Andrew Thomas, who posted 11 points.
Providence Grove has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-15 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. Lincoln Charter's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-9.
Providence Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln Charter, they will square off against Mount Pleasant at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Mount Pleasant's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 17 games.
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