Basketball Recap: Italy Skates Past Concordia with Ease

Gladiators

Margin (Wins)

12/12/24 vs Concordia	27
12/06/24 vs Trenton	23
12/10/24 vs Dawson	12
12/12/24 vs Tournament Opponent	6
12/07/24 vs Tom Bean	-10

Italy entered their tilt with Concordia on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They took their game with ease, bagging a 50-23 win over the Concordia Cardinals. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Italy was led to victory by Hannah Scott and Tatum Box. Scott posted 15 points, while Box put up 15 points.

Italy has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.7 points per game. As for Concordia, they are on a four-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Coincidentally, Italy and Concordia will both be playing Valor Preparatory Academy the next time they take the court. Concordia will head out to face Valor Preparatory Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, while Italy will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.