You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Providence Grove on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Southern Alamance Patriots out of the water with a 59-18 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Providence Grove had established a 33 point advantage.
Providence Grove was led to victory by Jada Nixon and Laurel Bernhardt. Nixon shot 4-for-7 from deep and dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 steals, while Bernhardt scored 13 points plus six steals. Nixon is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played dating back to last season. Kolbi Lineberry was another key player, earning seven points in addition to three steals.
Southern Alamance lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Cayla Shaw, who posted five points.
The win made it two in a row for Providence Grove and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Providence Grove will take on South Stokes at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Alamance, they will challenge Asheboro at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southern Alamance is looking for their season's first victory.
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