Basketball Recap: Golden Gate Triumphs

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Previous Games

01/31/25 - Home	43-41 W
02/02/22 - Away	27-48 L
01/21/21 - Away	61-26 W
01/06/16 - Away	60-25 W
12/07/15 - Away	50-30 W
+ 2 more games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Evangelical Christian, Golden Gate was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the South Fort Myers Wolfpack, sneaking past 43-41. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 48-27 win the Wolfpack walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2022.

Despite the loss, South Fort Myers saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mariah Thorne dropped a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards. That was a full 46.3% of South Fort Myers' points, marking the eighth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Ja'Meria Church was another key player, putting up six points and ten rebounds.

Golden Gate's victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 4-19. As for South Fort Myers, they dropped their record down to 11-13 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.

Golden Gate has already played their next game, a 41-34 loss against Dunbar on the 4th. As for South Fort Myers, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 55-36 defeat against Naples on the 6th.