Carter won the last time they faced Gibbs, and Chris Cowan did his part to make sure it happened again. The Carter Green Hornets enjoyed a cozy 79-61 win over the Gibbs Eagles on Saturday which was due in part to Cowan, who shot 4-for-6 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double with 31 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.
Zion Oliver
| 03/01/25 vs Gibbs | 100% |
| 02/25/25 vs Fulton | 75% |
| 02/22/25 vs Northview Academy | 64% |
| 02/17/25 vs West | 56% |
| 02/14/25 vs Austin-East | 62% |
| + 16 more games |
The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Oliver, who posted seven points. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last 21 games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why Gibbs lost, don't look at Zack Turner. Despite the final result, he shot 44% from the field en route to 33 points. That was a full 54.1% of Gibbs' points, marking the seventh time in a row Turner has put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Chase Norman, who had eight points and four steals.
The victory (which was Carter's third in a row) raised their record to 25-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points over those games. As for Gibbs, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-18.
Carter didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 79-69 win against Clinton on the 4th. Gibbs does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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