Basketball Game Preview: Hollins Royals vs. Gibbs Gladiators

The Hollins Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Gibbs Gladiators at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Gibbs took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Hollins, who comes in off a win.

Hollins is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Admiral Farragut 46-20 on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Royals as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Gibbs played a tough match on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 58-23 loss at the hands of Lakewood. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 349th, while the Spartans are ranked 64th).

Gibbs' loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Hollins, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15.

Hollins was dealt a bruising 62-12 defeat at the hands of Gibbs in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Hollins was down 43-5.