The Grace Prep Lions waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins but they left with five. They strolled past Fort Worth Country Day with points to spare, taking the game 58-39. Given Grace Prep's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 331st, while Fort Worth Country Day is ranked 923rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grace Prep got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Zaria Howard out in front who scored 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Howard has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times she's played. Addi Durand was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with seven assists and seven steals.
Grace Prep is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Fort Worth Country Day, they bumped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grace Prep will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lake Country Christian at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. Lake Country Christian is coming into the game hot, having won their last nine games. As for Fort Worth Country Day, they will head out on the road to take on Greenhill at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
