Basketball Recap: Michael Gatewood Key Part of a Team Effort in Indians Win

Waxahachie won the last time they faced Cedar Hill and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Waxahachie Indians walked away with an 87-76 victory over the Cedar Hill Longhorns. The Indians pushed the score to 66-42 by the end of the third, a deficit the Longhorns cut but never quite recovered from.

Waxahachie got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Michael Gatewood out in front who went 10 of 15 en route to 21 points. Another player making a difference was Christian Brown, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 17 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.

Indians

Assists

01/28/25 vs Cedar Hill	21
11/18/23 vs Monsignor Scanlan	34
01/19/24 vs Skyline	24
02/06/24 @ Mansfield	22
01/07/25 vs Skyline	20

Waxahachie was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.

The victory made it two in a row for Waxahachie and bumps their season record up to 15-11. As for Cedar Hill, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-13 record this season.

Waxahachie will square off against Skyline at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Waxahachie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups. As for Cedar Hill, they will face off against DeSoto at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Cedar Hill's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.