Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gibbs). They pulled ahead with a 71-70 photo finish over the William Blount Governors on Monday. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Governors, too.
Leading Gibbs to victory were Zack Turner and Chase Norman. Turner almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine assists, while Norman almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds. The contest was Turner's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Bates, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points.
Gibbs was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Gibbs pushed their record up to 1-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.4 points per game. As for William Blount, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibbs will host Jefferson County at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Gibbs has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for William Blount, they will welcome Lenoir City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. William Blount has insisted on making their lastthree contests (dating back to last season) complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 1-2 during that stretch of close contests.
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