Recap: Grand Saline Indians vs. Rivercrest Rebels
The Grand Saline Indians waltzed into Thursday's game with four straight wins but they left with five. They came out on top against Rivercrest by a score of 42-31. Given Grand Saline's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 587th, while Rivercrest is ranked 1178th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Rivercrest's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Duvall, who scored 9 points along with 5 rebounds and 4 steals. Duvall scored a full 29% of Rivercrest's points, the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Claire Grider, who scored 10 points.
Grand Saline is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Rivercrest, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost nine of their last 11 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season.
Grand Saline will be playing at home against Lone Oak at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Rivercrest will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Community at 1:20 p.m. on December 8th. Community is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
