The Greenleaf Friends Academy Grizzlies will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-Valley Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Greenleaf Friends Academy will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Horseshoe Bend, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Greenleaf Friends Academy put the hurt on Horseshoe Bend with a sharp 71-51 victory on Friday. The Grizzlies pushed the score to 53-30 by the end of the third, a deficit the Mustangs cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tri-Valley). They strolled past Horseshoe Bend with points to spare last Thursday, taking the game 70-54. The Titans didn't have much to brag about two games back, but this win makes it their second in a row.
Greenleaf Friends Academy has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Tri-Valley, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11.
Greenleaf Friends Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Tri-Valley when the teams last played back in January, winning 52-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greenleaf Friends Academy since the squad 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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