Grandview and Overland are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Grandview Wolves will be playing at home against the Overland Trailblazers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Grandview's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten contests.
Last Friday, Grandview beat Arapahoe 64-54. The win was all the more spectacular given the Wolves' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Warriors are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Overland fought the good fight in their overtime game against Eaglecrest on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Raptors 65-59. The Trailblazers haven't had much luck with the Raptors recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Grandview will need focus on slowing down Dontae Graham, one of several Overland players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 9 on his way to 20 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Graham a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Siraaj Ali, who went 8 of 16 en route to 22 points.
Grandview now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Overland, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 7-10.
Grandview suffered a grim 72-49 defeat to Overland in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ali, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine assists. Now that Grandview knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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