Basketball Recap: Holy Innocents Episcopal Falls Short Against Ranked Grayson

On Saturday, Holy Innocents Episcopal faced Grayson in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears fell just short of the Grayson Rams by a score of 68-66.

When it comes to explaining why Holy Innocents Episcopal lost, don't look at Caleb Wilson. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 28 points and 15 rebounds. Wilson is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last 11 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Devin Hutcherson, who went 6 of 8 en route to 15 points.

Even though they lost, Holy Innocents Episcopal smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.

Holy Innocents Episcopal's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 15-4. As for Grayson, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-2 record this season.

Holy Innocents Episcopal has already played their next game, a 92-66 win against Lovett on the 28th. As for Grayson, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, an 87-58 victory against Grovetown on the 28th.