Grapevine and Colleyville Heritage are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Grapevine Mustangs will square off against the Colleyville Heritage Panthers at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Grapevine has insisted on making their lastfour contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-3 during that stretch of close contests.
Last Tuesday, Grapevine didn't have quite enough to beat Richland and fell 25-23.
Meanwhile, Colleyville Heritage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 34-31 heartbreaker at the hands of Richland.
Grapevine will have to contain Samari Stevenson as she made an impact in Colleyville Heritage's last game. She dropped a double-double on 23 points and 14 boards. That was a full 74.2% of Colleyville Heritage's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Brooklyn Payne was another key player, putting up two points and eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Colleyville Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Colleyville Heritage's loss dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Grapevine, they dropped their record down to 10-16 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Grapevine didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Colleyville Heritage when the teams last played back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 40-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Stevenson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grapevine still be able to contain Stevenson? There's only one way to find out.
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