After three games on the road, River City is heading back home. They will take on the Grant Pacers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. River City will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Grant is ranked 125th).
River City suffered their biggest loss since November 30, 2023 on Tuesday. They were dealt a 70-39 defeat at the hands of Monterey Trail. River City was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-15.
Meanwhile, Grant can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Laguna Creek 81-45 at home. With Grant ahead 43-19 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Grant to victory, but perhaps none more so than Samaya Dillard, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Dillard has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last six times she's played. Nerissa Hamilton was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
River City has been struggling recently, as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-11 record this season. As for Grant, they pushed their record up to 18-4 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
River City was dealt a bruising 73-33 defeat at the hands of Grant in their previous meeting on January 5th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Dillard, who dropped a triple-double on 26 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals. Now that River City knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
