Gatewood and the Cavaliers are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Gatewood Gators will head out on the road to take on the Augusta Prep Day Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Gatewood is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Friday, Gatewood was the victim of a tough 62-42 loss at the hands of the Cougars. Gatewood has not had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Meanwhile, Augusta Prep Day's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their third straight loss. The matchup between them and Westminster Schools of Augusta wasn't particularly close, with Augusta Prep Day falling 45-28. While losing is never fun, Augusta Prep Day can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 478th, while the Wildcats are ranked 134th).
Gatewood has not been sharp recently as the team's lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Augusta Prep Day, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything came up roses for Gatewood against the Cavaliers when the teams last played back in January as the team secured a 63-16 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gatewood since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
