Grant County has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against Great Crossing at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Grant County strolled past Shelby County with points to spare, taking the game 85-70.
Meanwhile, Great Crossing had already won 13 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.3 points), and they went ahead and made it 14 on Saturday. They blew past George Rogers Clark 73-53. Great Crossing has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Great Crossing relied on the efforts of Malachi Moreno, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 22 rebounds, and Vince Dawson, who scored 24 points. Dawson has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was LJ Holman, who scored 11 points.
Grant County's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-14. As for Great Crossing, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 26-1.
Grant County didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Great Crossing in their previous meeting back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 61-55 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grant County since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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