Grosse Ile hasn't had much luck against Riverview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Grosse Ile Red Devils are taking a road trip to take on the Riverview Pirates at 5:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grosse Ile lost 66-42 to Huron on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 405th, while the Chiefs are ranked 101st).
Meanwhile, Riverview came up short against St. Mary Catholic Central on Monday and fell 40-27. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Falcons/Kestrels: they've now lost four in a row.
Grosse Ile will have to keep a close watch on Caiya Hunter and Averi Westbay, a pair of players who had a big impact on Riverview's prior game. Hunter posted nine points and eight steals, while Westbay almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 11 boards. Those eight steals gave Hunter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gracie Urista, who put up four points.
Riverview's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Grosse Ile, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Grosse Ile took a serious blow against Riverview when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 60-31. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Grosse Ile was down 34-7.
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