Gibbs hasn't had much luck against Lakewood recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Gibbs Gladiators just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Lakewood Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gibbs is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Northeast: they outscored them in every quarter. Gibbs blew past Northeast 59-33 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Gladiators.
Meanwhile, Lakewood had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Patriots 80-22. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-7.
Lakewood's win came from a few key players Gibbs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Zi'Jana Thimas, who posted 13 points. Those points were her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jalainah Hunt, who scored 11 points.
Lakewood pushed their record up to 14-6 with the victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.7 points per game. As for Gibbs, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Gibbs was dealt a bruising 67-39 defeat at the hands of Lakewood when the teams last played back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lakewood's Alahni Lovett, who earned 32 points. Now that Gibbs knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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