Basketball Game Preview: Danbury Lakers vs. Gibsonburg Golden Bears

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Danbury has gone 8-2 against Gibsonburg recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Danbury Lakers will head out on the road to face off against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Danbury is headed into the matchup having just posted their biggest victory since December 20, 2024 on Friday. They blew past Old Fort 57-26. The Lakers pushed the score to 50-15 by the end of the third, a deficit the Stockaders cut but never quite recovered from.

Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Gibsonburg over New Riegel in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gibsonburg blew New Riegel out of the water with a 57-18 final score. With the Golden Bears ahead 32-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Danbury pushed their record up to 14-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points per game. As for Gibsonburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season.

Danbury won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played two weeks ago, slipping by Gibsonburg 36-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Gibsonburg's Elly Evarts, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Danbury still be able to contain Evarts? There's only one way to find out.