Grace Christian will take on the Tolsia Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grace Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with an 85-78 win over Pipestem Christian Academy last Saturday. Grace Christian pushed the score to 72-49 by the end of the third, a deficit Pipestem Christian Academy cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Tolsia had to endure an eight-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They secured a 48-43 W over Sherman on Saturday.
Grace Christian better keep an eye on Bray Mollette. He was instrumental in Tolsia's win, almost dropping a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. Mollette continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Ball, who posted seven points along with six boards and five assists.
Tolsia was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Grace Christian's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.3 points per game. As for Tolsia, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-6.
Grace Christian didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Tolsia in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with an 85-80 victory. Will Grace Christian repeat their success, or does Tolsia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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