Basketball Recap: Grace Community Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Grace Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 73-62 victory over the Gilmer Buckeyes on Friday. This was payback for the Cougars, who suffered a 55-39 loss the last time these two teams met.

Cougars

Previous 4 Games (Home)

02/14/25 vs Gilmer	73-62
02/04/25 vs Brighter Horizons Academy	59-35
01/24/25 vs Hyde Park	71-41
01/21/25 vs Trinity School of Texas	76-23

Grace Community's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-15. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for Gilmer, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-15.

Grace Community and Gilmer are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cougars face off against the Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Grace Prep's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups. As for Gilmer, they are taking a road trip to square off against Canton at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.