After flying high against McDaniel last Wednesday, Ida B. Wells came back down to earth. The Ida B. Wells Guardians took a blow against the Grant Generals on Friday, falling 89-62. While losing is never fun, the Guardians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Generals are ranked 18th).

Guardians
01/31/25 @ Grant | 62-89 |
01/29/25 vs McDaniel | 85-46 |
01/25/25 vs Cleveland | 79-63 |
01/25/25 @ Cleveland | 79-63 |
01/24/25 vs Jefferson | 61-53 |
The defeat snapped Ida B. Wells' winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 9-9 record. As for Grant, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Ida B. Wells will be playing at home against Benson Tech at 7:15 p.m. on February 7th. Ida B. Wells knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine matches -- so hopefully Benson Tech likes a good challenge. As for Grant, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, an 86-52 victory against Lincoln on the 4th.
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