Basketball Recap: Community Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 26, 2024, 11:29am

Basketball Recap: Community Trojans vs. Van-Far Indians

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Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a blow against the Van-Far Indians, falling 64-29. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-5.

Leading Van-Far to victory were Gaven Gatson and Evan Utterback. Gatson went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds and seven steals, while Utterback went 7 for 9 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Utterback a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Gibson Condie, who had six points plus five rebounds.

Community's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Van-Far, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.

Community won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Wellsville-Middletown at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Van-Far, they and La Salette Academy will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.

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