After flying high against Ripley last Tuesday, Gibson County came back down to earth. The Gibson County Pioneers were dealt a 77-40 defeat at the hands of the Westview Chargers on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Chargers are ranked fourth).
Despite the loss, Gibson County still got an impressive performance from Sani'A Reaves, who posted 17 points. Georgia Lannom was another key player, putting up eight points.
Westview had a senior duo take command as Mccall Sims scored 24 points and Maddie Gray put up 22 points. The match was Gray's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Ashlee Brent, who had eight points.
Gibson County's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-5. As for Westview, the win was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibson County will take on South Gibson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Westview, they will face off against Peabody at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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