Basketball Preview: Grace Prep Lions vs. Grapevine Faith Christian Lions
Two dominant forwards in Zaria Howard and Scarlett Bair are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grace Prep Lions will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Grapevine Faith Christian Lions at 6:00 p.m. Grapevine Faith Christian took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Grace Prep, who comes in off a win.
Grace Prep's tournament run continued when they took on Hockaday on Friday. Grace Prep breezed by Hockaday to the tune of 57-21. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 36 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Grapevine Faith Christian came up short against Coram Deo Academy on Tuesday and fell 42-33. While losing is never fun, Grapevine Faith Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 670th, while Coram Deo Academy is ranked 210th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tatum Neal, who posted 14 points. Bair was another key player, earning ten points.
Grace Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points per game. As for Grapevine Faith Christian, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Grace Prep was dealt a bruising 68-23 loss at the hands of Grapevine Faith Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2021. Will Grace Prep have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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