Basketball Recap: Norwood Piles Up the Points Against Gainesville

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Previous Games

02/17/25 - Home	64-22 W
02/21/24 - Neutral	51-21 W
02/13/23 - Home	54-24 W
02/14/22 - Away	43-50 L
12/10/21 - Away	53-37 W
+ 5 more games

Norwood entered their tilt with Gainesville on Monday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past the Gainesville Bulldogs, posting a 64-22 victory. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 58th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 445th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Norwood got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayden Chambers out in front who went 5-for-6 to rack up 13 points and five rebounds. Chambers is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as she's posted one of at least 50% in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Autumn Gunter, who posted ten points and four steals.

Norwood's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.6 points over those games. As for Gainesville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

Coming up, Norwood will square off against Seymour at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Gainesville, they will be playing at home against Conway at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.