This season hasn't been kind to the Regis Groff Fusion, who are still winless after their fourth game. They were outmatched by DSST: Green Valley Ranch on the road and fell 77-35. Regis Groff has not had much luck with DSST: Green Valley Ranch recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Regis Groff had strong showings from Mahmoud Ibrahim, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds, and Jamal Bailly, who scored five points along with eight rebounds and four steals. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for him.
Regis Groff struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Jovonnie Babineaux went supernova for DSST: Green Valley Ranch, scoring 28 points along with five assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Babineaux has scored at least 25% of DSST: Green Valley Ranch's points. Skyyaire Russell was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with three steals.
Regis Groff bumped their record down to 0-4 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for DSST: Green Valley Ranch, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Regis Groff will head out on the road to face off against Rangeview at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Rangeview presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Regis Groff in Colorado (Rangeview is ranked 117th, while Regis Groff is ranked 287th). As for DSST: Green Valley Ranch, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagle Ridge Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Eagle Ridge Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
