The Ash Fork Spartans's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 44-43 to Grand Canyon. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Ash Fork of the 38-35 loss they experienced in the two teams' previous head-to-head fixture on January 9th.
Ash Fork lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gracie Staples, who scored seven points.
Grand Canyon can attribute much of their success to Xochitl Galvan, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which Galvan has scored at least a third of Grand Canyon's points. Jaemie Jensen was another key contributor, scoring six points along with ten rebounds and eight steals.
Ash Fork has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season. As for Grand Canyon, their victory bumped their record up to 9-13.
Ash Fork will look to defend their home court on Saturday against Williams at 5:30 p.m. As for Grand Canyon, they will head out on the road to take on Fredonia at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
