The Colonial Grenadiers and the West Orange Warriors will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Colonial is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 13 games.
Last Saturday, Colonial faced St. Thomas Aquinas in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Colonial managed a 51-46 win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Colonial to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jasmynne Gibson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carmen Richardson, who scored 11 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
West Orange suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Saturday. They were beaten by Winter Haven 70-31. While losing is never fun, West Orange can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Winter Haven is ranked tenth).
Colonial's victory bumped their record up to 20-2. As for West Orange, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-8.
Everything came up roses for Colonial against West Orange when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 67-27 victory. With Colonial ahead 41-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
