Grind Prep has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 75-58 bruising from the DME Academy - on Friday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (57), the G.R.I.N.D still had to take the loss.
Leading DME Academy to victory were Chikae Desdunes and GiGi Battle. Desdunes went 7 of 14 on her way to 22 points and seven assists, while Battle posted 23 points and eight rebounds. Battle has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last six times she's played. Asya Lara Barnes was another key player, going 5 of 11 on her way to 14 points.
Grind Prep's loss dropped their record down to 10-5. As for DME Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-3.
Grind Prep will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Legacy School of Sport Sciences on January 17th. Grind Prep has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 188 points over their last three games. As for DME Academy, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 72-44 victory against New Smyrna Beach on the 7th.
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