Basketball Game Preview: Gateway Christian Warriors vs. Dora Coyotes

Gateway Christian is 1-9 against Dora since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gateway Christian Warriors will welcome the Dora Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Gateway Christian sitting on three straight wins and Dora on five.

Gateway Christian is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Floyd: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gateway Christian blew Floyd out of the water with a 69-29 final score. With the Warriors ahead 37-17 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Grady Munson

Steals

02/25/25 vs Floyd	6
02/18/25 @ Elida	7
02/13/25 vs Melrose	5
02/11/25 vs Floyd	6

Gateway Christian found their leader in sophomore Grady Munson, who went 8-for-13 to rack up 22 points and six steals. Munson has been hot recently, having posted five or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Zack McCracken, who posted 11 points.

Meanwhile, Dora posted their closest victory since March 2, 2024 on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Elida, sneaking past 55-52.

Dora pushed their record up to 13-14 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.3 points over those games. As for Gateway Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-7.

Gateway Christian came up short against Dora in their previous meeting on February 6th, falling 57-53. Will Gateway Christian have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.