The Porter Ridge Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Providence Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Porter Ridge's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matchups.
Even though Providence scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, Porter Ridge still came out on top. Porter Ridge snuck past Providence with a 63-59 win. That's two games straight that Porter Ridge has won by exactly four points.
Porter Ridge relied on the efforts of Dennis Kurucu , who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Rai'shawn Elmore , who scored 15 points along with six rebounds. The contest was Elmore 's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Jacob Conroy , who scored 11 points.
Porter Ridge's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-7. As for Providence, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Porter Ridge didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Providence in their previous matchup on Friday, but they still walked away with a 63-59 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Porter Ridge since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
