If Gibson Southern was riding high fresh off their 58-37 takedown of Loogootee two weeks ago, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gibson Southern Titans were just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 45-44 to the Princeton Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Tigers are ranked 18th).
Gibson Southern lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Brodey Lamb, who posted 16 points in addition to seven boards and three steals. Connor Marvel was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Princeton to victory, but perhaps none more so than Edwin Holmes, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 10 points along with five boards and four blocks. Another player making a difference was Jaylin Price, who put up nine points in addition to six rebounds and three steals.
Gibson Southern's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3. As for Princeton, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-1.
Gibson Southern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 59-39 victory against Tell City on the 24th. As for Princeton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 31-28 win against Southridge on the 18th.
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