Lady Grizzlies Bounce Back With A Win Over Aberdeen

Following the tough loss to Soda Springs the Lady Grizzlies next faced off against the Aberdeen Tigers last Thursday once again in front of their home crowd.  Following a game full of turnovers and mistakes the Grizzlies hoped that their match up against the Tigers would be a much improved game.  By the time this game was over Grace would be able to take away some positives but still show lots of areas where improvements are needed.

The Lady Grizzlies exploded in the first quarter putting up an impressive twenty one points spread out from six different players.  Despite the large scoring output the Grizzlies still struggled with some passing and ball movement as well as perimeter defense as they allowed the Tigers to score twelve points that included two buckets from beyond the arch.

The Grizzlies did step up their defense over the next two quarters only allowing ten points while putting up twenty five of their own.  

The Tigers did not go down without a fight however.  Aberdeen had four different players score tacking on a total of eighteen points in the fourth quarter.  It was the only quarter that the Tigers outscored the Lady Grizzlies.  Grace ended this game with a dominant 61-40 win.  The Grizzlies still have a long road ahead of them but they are headed in the right direction.  They have a good combination of youth and experience that once they mesh has the potential to surprise some teams that may be overlooking them. 

The Grizzlies had a good balance of scoring in this game with eight girls putting points on the board.  E. Olenslager 4, K. Stoddard 6, K. Christensen 9, K. Mansfield 10, L. Gilbert 6, P. Steadman 6, C. Yost 8, T. Jorgensen 12,

Grace 21 15 10 15

Aberdeen 12 4 6 18