With a playoff game on the line, the Gridley Bulldogs rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 62-50 win over the Panthers. The win was familiar territory for Gridley who now have seven in a row.
Shmaas Khan went supernova for Gridley, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 13 rebounds. Aaron Kullar was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
University Prep's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Baron Grooms, who scored nine points along with two steals. Grooms has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Gire, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Gridley is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for University Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 22-9.
Gridley will head out on the road to square off against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln is coming into the game with nine straight wins at home, so Gridley will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for University Prep, they will head out on the road to challenge Union Mine at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Union Mine knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 31 games -- so hopefully University Prep likes a good challenge.
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