Grand County lost against North Summit back in February of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Grand County Red Devils were outmatched by the North Summit Braves and fell 68-36. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Utah basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Braves are ranked ninth).
Grand County lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Trinity Bryant, who posted 21 points. Another player making a difference was Ainsleigh Kasprick, who had 11 points and four steals.
North Summit found their leader in sophomore Ellie Stephens, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 21 boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stephens has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hartlynn Richins, who went 6 of 12 on her way to 12 points in addition to six assists and five boards.
This is the second loss in a row for Grand County and nudges their season record down to 7-7. As for North Summit, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Grand County will face off against San Juan at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for North Summit, they will host North Sevier at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. North Summit is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
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