Basketball Recap: Italy Piles Up the Points Against Hubbard

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2025, 11:38am

Basketball Recap: Italy Gladiators vs. Hubbard Jaguars

Gladiators

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 vs Holy Trinity Catholic66
01/24/25 vs Hubbard47
12/10/24 vs Campbell39
12/03/24 vs Santo37
01/21/25 @ Wortham37

Italy won against Wortham last Tuesday with 76 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Italy Gladiators blew past the Hubbard Jaguars, posting a 76-29 victory. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 22 points or more this season.

Despite the defeat, Hubbard saw an underclassman step up: freshman Gage Serna posted 13 points. The dominant performance gave Serna a new career-high in points.

The win was the fourth in a row for Italy, bringing their record for this year to 18-9. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Hubbard, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-20.

Italy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 53-39 defeat against Little River Academy on the 27th. Hubbard has also already played their next contest, a 73-10 loss against Mildred on the 28th.

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