Basketball Recap: Gaither Cowboys vs. Riverview Sharks
The Gaither Cowboys had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 points), and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They strolled past Riverview with points to spare, taking the game 74-56. Given Gaither's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while the Sharks are ranked 678th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gaither had a senior duo take command as Marc Fransberg scored 16 points and Rico Kindred scored 16 points. Another player making a difference was Dante Sanchez, who scored seven points.
Despite the loss, Riverview still got an impressive performance from Bryson Kearney, who scored 27 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kearney has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Elijah Gilroy, who scored seven points.
Gaither has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Riverview, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-16.
Gaither won't have much time to rest: their next match is against the Wolves at 6:30 p.m. on January 30th. As for Riverview, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Hawks at 8:00 p.m. on January 30th. Armwood is on a six-game streak of home losses, the Sharks a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change.
