It was a good run, but the First Baptist Academy Lions unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 63-62 to Gateway. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Tavian Cook was a one-man wrecking crew for Gateway as he scored 30 points along with 6 rebounds and 6 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Cook has scored at least 25% of Gateway's points. Christopher Davis was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
First Baptist Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-1. As for Gateway, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. First Baptist Academy will take on South Fort Myers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Gateway, they will head out on the road to face off against Ida Baker at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
