Basketball Game Preview: Gilbert Indians vs. South Aiken Thoroughbreds

The Gilbert Indians will square off against the South Aiken Thoroughbreds at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with seven consecutive losses for Gilbert and four for South Aiken.

Gilbert is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Northside Christian Academy by a score of 76-74 two weeks ago. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (55), the Indians still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, South Aiken ended up a good deal behind Westwood on Saturday and lost 68-51. While losing is never fun, the Thoroughbreds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Redhawks are ranked fifth).

Gilbert will need focus on slowing down Kyson McLeod, one of several South Aiken players who made an impact when they last played. He posted nine points and eight boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelton Walker, who earned eight points and eight rebounds.

Even though they lost, South Aiken smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in five consecutive games.

Gilbert's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for South Aiken, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.

Gilbert was taken down by South Aiken 73-27 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will Gilbert have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.