The Lee's Summit West Titans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Grandview Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lee's Summit West has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Grandview will arrive with six straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Lee's Summit West was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 43-42 to St. Teresa's Academy. While losing is never fun, Lee's Summit West can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while St. Teresa's Academy is ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Grandview beat Kearney 35-31 on Tuesday.
Grandview's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jada Smith, who scored 16 points along with four steals. Smith is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Micah Kirkwood, who scored nine points along with eight assists and four steals.
Lee's Summit West's defeat dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Grandview, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
Lee's Summit West was able to grind out a solid victory over Grandview in their previous meeting back in December of 2014, winning 57-45. Does Lee's Summit West have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grandview turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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