The Granite Hills Grizzlies will face off against the Riverdale Cowboys at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Granite Hills is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Granite Hills' tournament run continued when they took on Exeter on Friday. Granite Hills took a 45-30 bruising from Exeter.
While Riverdale didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Alpaugh 39-17 on Monday. The Cowboys have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Granite Hills better keep an eye on Karen Ayala. She was instrumental in Riverdale's win, putting up 14 points. That makes it five consecutive games in which Ayala has scored at least a third of Riverdale's points. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Valdez, who posted six points.
Riverdale pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 15.0 points per game. As for Granite Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5.
Granite Hills beat Riverdale 35-25 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Granite Hills repeat their success, or does Riverdale have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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