Basketball Recap: Jacob Saxton's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Grove City over Hayes

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2025, 7:42pm

Basketball Recap: Grove City Greyhounds vs. Hayes Pacers

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Grove City and Hayes squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Grove City had to settle for second. They took a 70-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hayes Pacers. The Greyhounds' loss continues a trend for the team, making it 11 in a row.

Jacob Saxton

Points (Career)

02/25/25 @ Hayes28
01/14/25 vs Thomas Worthington23
12/28/24 vs St. Francis DeSales22
12/09/24 vs West22
02/04/25 vs Bishop Watterson21

Grove City lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Jacob Saxton, who posted 28 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Demitri Adado was another key player, putting up 19 points.

Grove City's defeat dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Hayes, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season.

As of now, neither Grove City nor Hayes have any future games scheduled.

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