Basketball Preview: Gilbert Indians vs. White Knoll Timberwolves
The Gilbert Indians will be defending their home-court for the first time this season they go up against the White Knoll Timberwolves at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gilbert will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Gilbert will head into Tuesday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played last Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. They lost 23-0 to Columbia.
Despite the loss, Gilbert had strong showings from Blythe Price, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Alexis Gartmon, who went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus six steals. The dominant performance also gave Gartmon a new career-high in field goal percentage (53%). Another player making a difference was Avery Campbell, who had four points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Even though they lost, Gilbert smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in seven consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, White Knoll hadn't done well against Westwood recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. White Knoll came out on top against Westwood by a score of 53-41.
White Knoll's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Gilbert, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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