Basketball Preview: Grapevine Faith Christian Lions vs. Grace Prep Lions
Two dominant forwards in Scarlett Bair and Zaria Howard are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Grapevine Faith Christian Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Grace Prep Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Grapevine Faith Christian came up short against Coram Deo Academy 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 scored 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bair, who posted ten points.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Grace Prep against Hockaday on Friday as the squad secured a 57-21 victory. 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.
Grace Prep has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories 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, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Everything came up roses for Grapevine Faith Christian against Grace Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, as the team secured a 68-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grapevine Faith Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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