Basketball Recap: Italy Sets Scoring Season-High Against Hubbard

Gladiators

Team Score

12/31/24 @ Hubbard	76
11/26/24 vs Bynum	66
12/12/24 vs Tournament Opponent	56
11/19/24 @ Coolidge	55
12/02/24 vs McGregor	55

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Italy). They breezed by the Hubbard Jaguars to the tune of 76-4 on Tuesday. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.

Italy found their leader in sophomore Tatum Box, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Scott, who had 14 points.

The win (which was Italy's third in a row) raised their record to 13-6. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.0 points per game. As for Hubbard, their loss was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.

Coincidentally, Italy and Hubbard will both be playing Mildred the next time they take the court. Hubbard will head out to face Mildred at 12:00 p.m. on Friday, while Italy will host them at 6:30 p.m. on January 7th.