Gateway Charter and LaBelle are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Gateway Charter Griffins will head out to challenge the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Gateway Charter focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five last Thursday.
Last Thursday, Gateway Charter was able to grind out a solid win over North Port, taking the game 56-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Griffins.
Gateway Charter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aleysha Berrios Gonzalez led the charge by dropping a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Morin, who posted ten points plus three blocks.
Gateway Charter smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, LaBelle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 39-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Babcock.
LaBelle might have lost, but man, Aariah Johnson was a machine: she went 8 for 15 en route to 24 points plus seven rebounds and five steals. Johnson has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last seven times she's played.
Gateway Charter now has a winning record of 2-1. As for LaBelle, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
Gateway Charter came up short against LaBelle in their previous meeting back in January, falling 36-31. Can Gateway Charter avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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