Basketball Recap: Greenhill Beats Lake Country Christian for Their Third Straight Victory

Lake Country Christian typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Greenhill proved too difficult a challenge. They took down the Lake Country Christian Eagles 48-32. Winning may never get old, but the Hornets sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Greenhill's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Diya Jain, who went 8 for 20 on her way to 16 points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Jain a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaynab Khan, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.

Greenhill's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Lake Country Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-7.

Greenhill and Lake Country Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Greenhill (ranked 264th) will meet Episcopal School of Dallas (ranked 610th) at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Lake Country Christian (ranked 307th) will meet Temple Christian (ranked 990th) at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.