Basketball Recap: Grand Saline Sets Scoring Season-High Against Eustace

Indians

Team Score

12/31/24 vs Eustace	83
12/20/24 @ Winona	79
11/30/24 vs Clarksville	74
12/05/24 vs Big Sandy	70
12/10/24 vs Arp	69

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Saline). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Eustace Bulldogs 83-48. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly 35 points.

Grand Saline was led to victory by Kolton Prox and Landon Mayne. Prox went 12 of 17 on his way to 30 points along with seven assists and six boards, while Mayne went 10 for 18 en route to 23 points and three steals. Prox is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed three or more in the last four games he's played. Blane Thompson was another key player, putting up five points along with 11 assists and seven boards.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Grand Saline was working as a unit and finished the game with 31 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Grand Saline is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Eustace, they dropped their record down to 4-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Grand Saline will square off against Mineola at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Grand Saline has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Eustace, they will welcome Quitman at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eustace is facing Quitman at the right time seeing as Quitman is stuck on a five-game losing streak.