It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Grace Community had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They pulled ahead with a 50-49 photo finish over the Grace Prep Lions. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Cougars have posted since December 7, 2024.

Paige Gilmore
| 02/17/26 @ Grace Prep | 11 |
| 02/07/25 vs Hyde Park | 8 |
| 02/12/26 @ Buffalo | 7 |
| 02/11/25 @ Christian Heritage | 7 |
| 01/17/25 vs Brook Hill | 7 |
Leading Grace Community to victory were Macy Loftis and Paige Gilmore. Loftis shot 56% from the field en route to 25 points, while Gilmore dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 boards gave Gilmore a new career-high.
Grace Community was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grace Prep only racked up four.
Grace Prep lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Zaria Howard, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. She is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 47% in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Angelina Medlock, who posted 13 points and three steals.
Grace Community's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 20-9. As for Grace Prep, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 23-10.
Grace Community has already played their next contest (against Hyde Park), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Grace Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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