Basketball Recap: Tolsia Comes Up Short

After flying high against Man last Friday, Tolsia came back down to earth. The Tolsia Rebels took a 72-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Grace Christian. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against Grace Christian this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 75-69 back in January.

CJ Waller

Rebounds

02/14/25 @ Grace Christian	14
02/07/25 vs Man	25
01/31/25 vs Tug Valley	11
01/29/25 @ Dawson-Bryant	13

Despite the loss, Tolsia still got an impressive performance from CJ Waller, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Waller has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more boards the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Bray Mollette, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds.

Grace Christian's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Ray led the charge by on his way to 29 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Harris, who to rack up 23 points in addition to six assists and three steals.

Tolsia's defeat was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Grace Christian, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-8 record this season.

Tolsia has already played their next match, a 75-60 loss against Dawson-Bryant on the 15th. As for Grace Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 88-43 win against Cross Lanes Christian on the 17th.