On Monday, the Grainger Grizzlies were beaten by the David Crockett Pioneers 83-42. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Pioneers are ranked 17th).
Grainger lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Addison Brickey, who posted eight points. Another player making a difference was Megan Stratton, who scored 12 points.
Even though they lost, Grainger was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their fifth loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Leading David Crockett to victory were Laney Britton and Brylee Tullock. Britton went 9-for-10 to rack up 22 points and four steals, while Tullock dropped a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Tullock's big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which she has scored at least 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Story, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and ten boards.
Grainger's defeat dropped their record down to 19-15. As for David Crockett, the win was the 16th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-3.
Grainger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for David Crockett, they have already played their next contest, a 55-38 victory against Tennessee on the 5th.
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