The Grossmont Foothillers and the St. Joseph Academy Crusaders will face off at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Grossmont's tournament run continued when they took on Pacific Ridge on Friday. Grossmont fell 57-45 to Pacific Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Foothillers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1201st, while the Firebirds are ranked 346th).
Meanwhile, St. Joseph Academy also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to West Hills by a score of 68-60.
Grossmont will have to keep a close watch on Justice Ahiafor and Brewster Gale, a pair of players who had a big impact on St. Joseph Academy's prior game. Ahiafor posted 23 points, while Gale had 17 points. The contest was Ahiafor's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mathew Adams, who earned six points.
St. Joseph Academy has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. As for Grossmont, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-13.
Grossmont suffered a grim 66-40 defeat to St. Joseph Academy in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Will Grossmont have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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