Basketball Game Preview: Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators vs. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays

By Team Reports Jan 14, 2024, 1:07pm

Preview: Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators vs. Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays

The Gulf Pointe Latin Gladiators will be playing at home against the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Gulf Pointe Latin's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 50-49 to South Baldwin Christian Academy.

The losing side was boosted by Micah Crumpler, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Kyler Aikins, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and five steals.

Meanwhile, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy pushed their score all the way to 71 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Destin by a score of 74-71. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their last game last Saturday (64), Lighthouse Private Christian Academy still had to take the loss.

Gulf Pointe Latin has been struggling recently, as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-7 record this season. As for Lighthouse Private Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.