Grand County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while North Summit is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grand County Red Devils will host the North Summit Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Grand County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Monticello for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-31 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Red Devils have posted since December 10, 2024.
Grand County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gemma Phillips led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 14 points, 11 rebounds, and ten steals. Grand County is 8-1 when Phillips posts five or more steals, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Trinity Bryant, who posted 18 points and five steals.
Grand County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led North Summit over Rich in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. North Summit put the hurt on Rich with a sharp 67-45 win. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.
North Summit's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Grand County, they are also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Grand County was dealt a bruising 68-36 loss at the hands of North Summit in their previous matchup on January 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Summit's Ellie Stephens, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 21 boards. Now that Grand County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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