Grayville is 2-8 against Wayne City since February of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Grayville Bison will venture away from home to take on the Wayne City Indians at 6:00 p.m. Grayville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.5 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Grayville turned things around against Ramsey on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Rams 79-43. The match marked the Bison's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Jake Hosman and Zach Leavens were among the main playmakers for Grayville as the former dropped a double-double on 23 points and 11 boards and the latter posted 18 points. Ian Kleinschmidt was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Meanwhile, Wayne City came up short against Webber last Saturday and fell 65-52. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Trojans are ranked 149th).
Grayville will have to contain James Walker as he made an impact in Wayne City's last game. He went 6 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 28 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jax Scarbrough, who put up eight points.
Wayne City has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Grayville, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Grayville has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Wayne City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.7 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Grayville couldn't quite finish off Wayne City in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 62-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Walker, who almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards. Now that Grayville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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