It was a good run, but the Geneva Panthers unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell to Graceville 42-37. Geneva has struggled against Graceville recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Geneva lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Rayanna Ausley, who scored three points along with seven rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Ward, who scored seven points along with four steals.
Geneva's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-6. As for Graceville, they pushed their record up to 15-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Geneva won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Dale County at 5:30 p.m. on January 19th. Dale County will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 338th, while Geneva is ranked 98th). As for Graceville, they will head out on the road to take on Holmes County at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
