Basketball Game Preview: Grace Grizzlies vs. Butte County Pirates

The Grace Grizzlies will challenge the Butte County Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Grace knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Butte County likes a good challenge.

Last Thursday, Grace earned a 65-57 win over Butte County. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Grizzlies' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Pirates are ranked 29th).

Butte County is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. Grace's win bumped their record up to 10-13.