Cumberland Gap is 0-3 against Gibbs since December of 2023 but things could change on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Cumberland Gap Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Gibbs Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Gibbs took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cumberland Gap, who comes in off a win.
While Cumberland Gap didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging a 76-36 victory over Greenback. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 163rd, while the Cherokees are ranked 366th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gibbs came up short against Clinton on Saturday and fell 53-46. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Dragons recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Cumberland Gap's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Gibbs, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Cumberland Gap was taken down by Gibbs 94-63 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gibbs' Zack Turner, who went 15 of 29 on his way to 36 points in addition to seven assists and three steals. Now that Cumberland Gap knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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