The Elmwood Royals will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Elmwood came up short against Ada and fell 45-33.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibsonburg). They came out on top against Lakota by a score of 71-61 on Thursday. With that win, the Golden Bears brought their scoring average up to 51.2 points per game.
Gibsonburg's win came from a few key players Elmwood will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Reece Walby, who posted 16 points along with eight assists and eight boards. Those eight assists gave him a new career-high. Aiden Morant was another key player, going 7 of 17 on his way to 15 points and three steals.
Gibsonburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Gibsonburg's victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points per game. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Elmwood suffered a grim 62-39 defeat to Gibsonburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gibsonburg's Camden Mooney, who went 10 of 18 on his way to 21 points. Now that Elmwood knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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