Basketball Recap: Evan Brewer's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Granite City over Highland
By Team Reports
Jan 24, 2025, 6:34am
Basketball Recap: Granite City Warriors vs. Highland Bulldogs
Granite City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. The contest between them and the Highland Bulldogs didn't end well, with the Granite City Warriors falling 60-41. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 407th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 125th).
01/14/25 @ Highland | 18 |
01/07/25 @ Cardinal Ritter College Prep | 22 |
12/29/24 vs Decatur Eisenhower | 19 |
Granite City lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Evan Brewer, who went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points and six rebounds. The game was Brewer's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Taurean Valentine, who posted 12 points.
Granite City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Highland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-9.
Granite City has already played their next matchup, a 76-33 victory against SIUE East St. Louis Charter on the 15th. As for Highland, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 52-43 win against Mascoutah on the 17th.
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