Basketball Recap: Gibson Southern Beats Southridge for Their Fifth Straight Victory

Titans

Margin (Wins)

12/19/24 @ Pike Central	48
11/09/24 @ Mt. Vernon	47
01/16/25 vs Tecumseh	44
12/27/24 vs North Harrison	39
01/13/25 vs Boonville	33

Gibson Southern waltzed into their match on Thursday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Southridge Raiders with a sharp 42-20 win. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 22 points or more this season.

Gibson Southern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Paige Schnaus out in front who posted 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks. Another player making a difference was Gabby Spink, who had 12 points and three steals.

Gibson Southern is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.2 points per game. As for Southridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-8.

Gibson Southern will venture away from home to face off against Washington at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington is on a nine-game streak of home wins, Gibson Southern a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Southridge has already played their next match (against Mt. Vernon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.