Having just played yesterday, the Grand County Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the North Summit Braves at 5:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Grand County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Utah Rankings (they are ranked 79th, while North Summit is ranked 17th).
On Monday, Grand County came up short against Duchesne and fell 41-29. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Grand County in their matchups with Duchesne: they've now lost three in a row.
Grand County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cadence Kasprick, who scored 12 points along with nine steals, and Trinity Bryant who scored nine points along with four steals. Kasprick has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Tatum Packard, who scored two points along with nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, North Summit unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 46-42 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaver. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points North Summit has scored all season.
Despite the defeat, North Summit had strong showings from Ellie Stephens, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds, and Hartlynn Richins, who scored 17 points along with eight steals and five assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stephens has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Charly Sargent, who scored six points.
Grand County's record is now 8-4. As for North Summit, their defeat ended a 15-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-2.
Tuesday's contest is shaping up to be a scrappy match: Grand County have been smashing the glass this season, having only averaged 40.2 rebounds per game. It's a different story for North Summit, though, as they've been averaging only 33.1 rebounds per game. Given Grand County's sizeable advantage in that area, North Summit will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
