Titans
| 02/17/25 vs Pike Central | 81 |
| 12/03/24 vs Mt. Carmel | 71 |
| 12/27/24 vs Indian Creek | 68 |
| 02/14/25 vs Tecumseh | 67 |
| 12/05/24 vs Jasper | 65 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibson Southern). They breezed past the Pike Central Chargers to the tune of 81-29 on Monday. With the Titans ahead 42-14 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Leading Gibson Southern to victory were Kolton Schmitt and Connor Marvel. Schmitt went 7-for-9 on his way to 20 points, while Marvel made all 5 shots he took for 12 points along with eight boards and three steals. Schmitt continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Brodey Lamb was another key player, putting up 11 points in addition to six assists and five rebounds.
Gibson Southern was working as a unit and finished the game with 26 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
Defeat or not, Pike Central got some senior leadership from Jakob Newkirk and Jiles Mason. Newkirk posted eight points, while Mason put up seven points and six boards. Newkirk continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Gibson Southern's victory was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points over those games. As for Pike Central, they are on a 12-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-20.
Gibson Southern has already played their next game (against Heritage Hills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Pike Central, they will challenge Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jasper has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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