Grimsley waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They strolled past the Southeast Guilford Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 53-39. That's the third time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 69-63 back in December of 2024.
01/24/25 vs Southeast Guilford | 16 |
01/23/25 vs Southwest Guilford | 29 |
01/17/25 vs Northern Guilford | 17 |
01/16/25 @ Page | 17 |
01/07/25 @ Western Guilford | 24 |
12/21/24 vs Southeast Guilford | 32 |
Grimsley was led to victory by Shyla Simms and Sanaya Blount. Simms went 5 of 11 en route to 16 points along with eight assists and five rebounds, while Blount dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The contest was Simms' sixth in a row with at least ten points. Keaton Olson Fine was another key player, putting up nine points.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Iyahna Staton, who posted seven points. Another player making a difference was Alexandria Shealy, who had two points and six boards.
Grimsley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Southeast Guilford, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Grimsley has already played their next matchup (against Northwest Guilford), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southeast Guilford and Northern Guilford will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southeast Guilford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.3 points per game this season.
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