After flying high against the River City Raiders last Friday, the Grant Pacers came back down to earth. Grant fell to Monterey Trail 54-49. Grant was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Monterey Trail apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January.
Grant's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Samaya Dillard, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Dillard has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Nerissa Hamilton, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Grant were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monterey Trail only posted five assists.
Monterey Trail was led to victory by Alia Wilson and Aaliyah Youngblood. Wilson scored 13 points along with three steals, while Youngblood scored 20 points along with three steals. Sydney Wilson was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with two steals.
Grant's loss dropped their record down to 19-5. As for Monterey Trail, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Grant won't have much time to rest: their next match is against McClatchy at 6:30 p.m. on February 3rd. Grant is on a nine-game streak of home wins, McClatchy a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Monterey Trail, they will head out on the road to challenge Laguna Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Monterey Trail is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in California (they are ranked 134th, while Laguna Creek is ranked 722nd).
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