This season hasn't been kind to the Jurupa Hills Spartans, who are still winless after their sixth matchup. They were dealt a 51-21 defeat at the hands of Grand Terrace on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Jurupa Hills can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 1029th, while Grand Terrace is ranked 225th).
Grand Terrace was led to victory by Mikhia Anderson and Jayleen Barajas. Anderson scored 20 points along with 8 rebounds and 7 steals, while Barajas scored 16 points along with 9 steals. The game was Barajas' ninth in a row with at least ten points.
The last time Jurupa Hills won on the road was back last Thursday. Having now lost four straight away games, they've bumped their record down to 0-6. That rough patch could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 21.0 points per game. As for Grand Terrace, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Jurupa Hills will challenge San Gorgonio at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Grand Terrace, they will head out on the road to face off against Fontana at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.