The Grind Prep G.R.I.N.D are on the road again on Friday and plays the Link Academy Lions on February 23rd. One thing working in Grind Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
Grind Prep is ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of D. Grind Prep fell to D 66-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Grind Prep's loss came about despite a quality game from Sania Richardson, who scored 30 points. That was a full 49.2% of Grind Prep's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Sa'Niya Douglas was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Grind Prep struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Link Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Monday after their third straight defeat. They took a 57-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Life Prep. While losing is never fun, Link Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 37th in Missouri, while Life Prep is ranked fourth in Kansas).
Grind Prep's record is now 18-11. As for Link Academy, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
Grind Prep beat Link Academy 68-57 when the teams last played last Sunday. Will Grind Prep repeat their success, or does Link Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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