Basketball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Lancaster

Lancaster extended their winning streak to three on Tuesday, bumping them up to 13-8. They strolled past the Waxahachie Indians with points to spare, taking the game 83-65. The Tigers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.

Jacob Walker

Rebounds

01/13/26 @ Waxahachie	5
01/09/26 vs Mesquite	4
01/06/26 @ Duncanville	1
12/30/25 vs Red Oak	2
12/29/25 vs Parkview	2
+ 10 more games

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lancaster to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jacob Walker, who went 6-for-9 en route to 18 points and five boards. That's the most rebounds Walker has posted since back in November of 2025. Another player making a difference was Everrette Jordan, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten boards.

Lancaster smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Waxahachie only pulled down eight.

As for Waxahachie, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while Lancaster is ranked 69th).

Despite the loss, Waxahachie still got an impressive performance from Michael Gatewood, who shot 48% from the field on his way to 32 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 49.2% of the Indians' points, marking the third time in a row Gatewood has earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brockston 'Brock' Moore, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 17 points and five boards.

We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Lancaster will face off against rival DeSoto at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Waxahachie is set to square off against their familiar foe Mesquite at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.