Basketball Recap: Gardiner Skates Past Belfast with Ease

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

01/30/26 @ Belfast	45
12/30/25 vs Lincoln Academy	41
12/27/25 @ Cony	41
01/27/26 vs Leavitt	39
12/11/25 vs Nokomis	35

It was a proper cat-fight when Gardiner faced off against Belfast on Friday. The Tigers breezed past the Lions to the tune of 63-18. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.

The victory (which was Gardiner's third in a row) raised their record to 15-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.0 points on average over those games. As for Belfast, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-13.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Gardiner will take on rival Nokomis at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Belfast is set to challenge their familiar foe Lawrence at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.