The Grind Prep G.R.I.N.D will take on the Balboa Roughriders in a holiday battle at at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Sunday, Grind Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Red Rock Academy and fell 77-74. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (63), the G.R.I.N.D still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Balboa was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 61-60 to Potter's House Christian. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Roughriders came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Lions are ranked 191st).
Balboa has been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 13 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-13 record this season. As for Grind Prep, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
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