Basketball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Gilbert Christian

Knights

Previous Games

01/23/25 @ ALA - Ironwood	67-53
01/18/25 vs Payson	83-39
01/17/25 vs Scottsdale Christian Academy	70-48
01/15/25 vs San Tan Foothills	69-44
01/10/25 @ Northwest Christian	58-38
+ 3 more games

Gilbert Christian entered their tilt with ALA - Ironwood on Thursday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They took down the ALA - Ironwood Warriors 67-53. The Knights have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.

Leading Gilbert Christian to victory were Jace Olson and Logan Lucero. Olson dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 rebounds, while Lucero went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points and seven boards. Those 16 points gave Lucero a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Fermoyle, who posted six points.

ALA - Ironwood's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Adkins, who went 9 for 20 on his way to 24 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Blake Anderson was another key player, going 5 of 9 en route to 15 points.

Gilbert Christian pushed their record up to 13-6 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for ALA - Ironwood, their loss dropped their record down to 12-7.

Gilbert Christian has already played their next matchup, a 76-52 defeat against Valley Christian on the 25th. As for ALA - Ironwood, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-60 win against Payson on the 25th.