Recap: Grant Lancers vs. Hillcrest Christian Saints
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Grant Lancers had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Saints by a score of 68-60. Given Grant's advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while Hillcrest Christian is ranked 488th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Several Saints players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carter Reid, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Caymen Wimmer, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.
Grant is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Hillcrest Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 22-10.
Grant will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Mission College Prep at 5:00 p.m. Grant has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 562 points over their last eight matchups. Hillcrest Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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