Basketball Recap: Fruitland Extends Winning Streak to Six

Grizzlies

Previous 6 Games

01/23/25 @ McCall-Donnelly	57-54
01/17/25 vs Cole Valley Christian	59-52
01/14/25 vs Payette	66-48
01/11/25 @ Homedale	64-34
01/09/25 vs Weiser	52-39
01/04/25 vs Marsing	61-31

Fruitland waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the McCall-Donnelly Vandals, sneaking past 57-54. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Grizzlies have posted against the Vandals since January 24, 2022.

McCall-Donnelly's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Emma Ormsby, who posted 13 points. Shilah Arnold was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Fruitland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for McCall-Donnelly, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.

Fruitland has already played their next contest (against Weiser), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. McCall-Donnelly has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Homedale.