The Gateway Charter Griffins will challenge the Lake Wales Highlanders at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Gateway Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matches.
Gateway Charter took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They walked away with a 75-64 victory over Community School of Naples. Given the Griffins' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Seahawks are ranked 265th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lake Wales fought the good fight in their overtime game against Auburndale on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bloodhounds. The Highlanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gateway Charter has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.2 points per game. As for Lake Wales, their loss dropped their record down to 10-13.
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