The Grainger Grizzlies will take on the Volunteer Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grainger is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.9 points per game this season.
Grainger is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Cherokee: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Grainger blew Cherokee out of the water with a 65-24 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-13.
Ava Dellinger
| 02/11/25 @ Cherokee | 11 |
| 02/07/25 vs Greeneville | 10 |
| 02/06/25 @ Volunteer | 6 |
| 02/04/25 @ Claiborne | 4 |
| 01/31/25 vs Volunteer | 5 |
| + 23 more games |
Grainger's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Ava Dellinger led the charge by going 5-for-6 on her way to 11 points and three steals. Dellinger continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Adison Hayes, who went 5-for-12 en route to 14 points.
Grainger was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cherokee only posted five assists.
Meanwhile, Volunteer played a tough game on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Greeneville and fell 54-15. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Greene Devils are ranked 62nd).
Volunteer's defeat dropped their record down to 14-16. As for Grainger, their victory bumped their record up to 17-13.
Everything came up roses for Grainger against Volunteer in their previous meeting last Thursday, as the squad secured a 63-36 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Volunteer's Scarlett McClaran, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 18 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grainger still be able to contain McClaran? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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