The Grind Prep G.R.I.N.D are ranked highly in their home state, and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of the D DME Academy. Grind Prep fell to D 66-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
When it comes to explaining why Grind Prep lost, one person who can't be blamed is Sania Richardson. Despite the final result, she scored 30 points. That was a full 49.2% of Grind Prep's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Sa'Niya Douglas was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Grind Prep struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Grind Prep and nudges their season record down to 18-11. As for D, their win bumped their record up to 18-6.
Grind Prep will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Link Academy on February 23rd. Grind Prep is facing Link Academy at the right time seeing as Link Academy is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for D, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Montverde Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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