Granite Hills is 2-8 against Corcoran since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Granite Hills Grizzlies will host the Corcoran Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Monday, Granite Hills was fully in charge, breezing past Woodlake 67-27. While fans of the Grizzlies might be used to big wins, the 40-point margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Corcoran came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Bears 81-49. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-19.
Granite Hills better keep an eye on Javon Bragg. He was instrumental in Corcoran's win, shooting 4-for-6 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 36 points and nine rebounds. Bragg's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Julian Fernandez, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Corcoran 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 11 offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Corcoran pushed their record up to 13-4 with the win, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Granite Hills, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Granite Hills might still be hurting after the 75-51 defeat they got from Corcoran when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bragg, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 boards. Now that Granite Hills knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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