Basketball Recap: Gibbs Takes a Loss

Gibbs came up into this matchup off a tough 30-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Union County Patriots by a score of 50-47 on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost five in a row.

Gibbs' loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Union County, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibbs has already played their next game (against Scott), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Union County will face off against Washburn at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Washburn is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.