Gateway Christian will head out to square off against the Denbigh Baptist Christian Minutemen at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Gateway Christian is no doubt hoping to put an end to an 11-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Gateway Christian took a blow against Portsmouth Christian, falling 84-29. While losing is never fun, Gateway Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 429th, while Portsmouth Christian is ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, Denbigh Baptist Christian posted their biggest win since January 28th on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 72-20 victory over Broadwater Academy. The Minutemen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Denbigh Baptist Christian has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Gateway Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Gateway Christian was dealt a bruising 102-34 loss at the hands of Denbigh Baptist Christian when the teams last played back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Gateway Christian was down 68-25.
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