Grant Park lost against Kankakee Trinity Academy back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Grant Park Dragons took a 54-49 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kankakee Trinity Academy. The Dragons' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it four in a row.
Several Dragons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Blake Brown, who almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.9% of Grant Park's points, marking the sixth time in a row Brown has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ryder Greenholdt, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 12 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Grant Park was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Kankakee Trinity Academy only racked up five assists.
Kankakee Trinity Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Vinny Hendrix, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds. Hendrix is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cory Hathaway, who went 6-for-15 to rack up 17 points and three steals.
Grant Park's loss dropped their record down to 8-17. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Grant Park didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 53-52 defeat against Grace Christian Academy on the 8th. As for Kankakee Trinity Academy, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, an 86-36 victory against Families of Faith Christian Academy on the 8th.
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