Basketball Recap: Gilbert Takes a Loss

Gilbert was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 79-47 loss at the hands of the Midland Valley Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while the Mustangs are ranked 81st).

Gilbert's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Midland Valley, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-4.

Gilbert will head out to challenge Brookland-Cayce at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Midland Valley, they will take on Aiken at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Midland Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Aiken likes a good challenge.