Gladiators
| 01/17/25 @ St. Petersburg | 76-67 |
| 01/14/25 @ Northeast | 95-58 |
| 01/11/25 vs IMG Academy Gold | 64-50 |
| 01/10/25 vs Lakeland | 72-35 |
| 01/07/25 vs Osceola | 77-58 |
| + 3 more games |
Gibbs came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 76-67 victory over the St. Petersburg Green Devils. Given the Gladiators' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Green Devils are ranked 148th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gibbs to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Daniels, who went 8 of 15 en route to 25 points and six assists. Daniels has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Bobby Crawford was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 16 points and five rebounds.
Gibbs smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Nijaun Harris and Emir Gainer certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Harris went 9 of 18 en route to 28 points and six boards, while Gainer posted 20 points. That was a full 41.8% of St. Petersburg's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Hines, who scored four points and five steals.
Gibbs is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for St. Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9.
Gibbs wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 67-61 win against Westminster Academy on the 18th. As for St. Petersburg, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-44 victory against Winthrop College Prep Academy on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
