After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jefferson, Grace Community was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They wrapped up 2024 with a 79-64 victory over the Bishop Gorman Crusaders. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 553rd, while the Crusaders are ranked 264th).
Bishop Gorman lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaylon Miles, who posted 13 points and six boards. Miles has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Ryan Richbourg was another key player, putting up 15 points along with five assists and four steals.
Grace Community has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.7 points per game. As for Bishop Gorman, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 13-4.
Grace Community and Henderson will face off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Grace Community is facing Henderson at the right time seeing as Henderson is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for Bishop Gorman, they and Cumberland Academy will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.
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