After flying high against Laurel Highlands on Tuesday, Gateway came back down to earth. The Gators fell just short of the Franklin Regional Panthers by a score of 56-54 on Friday. The Gators were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Panthers apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January.
Mykel Bruce-McCrommon
| 12/19/25 @ Franklin Regional | 17 |
| 12/16/25 vs Laurel Highlands | 28 |
| 12/11/25 @ Greater Latrobe | 17 |
Gateway's loss came despite strong showings from Chris Settles and Mykel Bruce-McCrommon. Settles went 8-for-10 to rack up 22 points, while Bruce-McCrommon shot 47% from the field on his way to 17 points. Bruce-McCrommon's big performance that evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Alleyon Lowery, who posted four points.
Gateway's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 2-2. As for Franklin Regional, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Gateway has already played their next contest, a 75-34 win against Albert Gallatin on the 23rd. As for Franklin Regional, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 65-52 victory against Laurel Highlands on the 23rd.
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