Preview: Grace Christian Academy Crusaders vs. Grant Park Dragons
Grace Christian Academy is 2-7 against Grant Park since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grace Christian Academy Crusaders will be home for the holidays to greet the Grant Park Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Grace Christian Academy will be strutting in after a win while Grant Park will be coming in after a loss.
Grace Christian Academy has not had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They blew past Donovan/St. Anne 44-21. That looming 44-21 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Grace Christian Academy yet this season.
Natalie Dalton was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Grace Christian Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Miranda Glenn, who scored six points along with five rebounds and four blocks.
Meanwhile, this season hasn't been kind to Grant Park, who are still winless after their ninth matchup. They fell 44-37 to Southland College Prep last Monday.
Grace Christian Academy's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-11. As for Grant Park, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 0-9.
Grace Christian Academy strolled past Grant Park in their previous matchup back in November by a score of 42-27. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Grant Park's Kennedy Marcotte, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 13 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grace Christian Academy still be able to contain him? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
