It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Grandview Prep Pride can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 68-67 to the Sharks. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (55), Grandview Prep still had to take the loss.
Grandview 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 Xavian Charles, who scored 21 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Markenson Jordonne, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Grandview Prep and nudges their season record down to 19-5. As for Atlantic Christian, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-4.
Grandview Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Atlantic Christian will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Sagemont at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Sagemont knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 12 contests -- so hopefully Atlantic Christian likes a good challenge.
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