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| 12/04/24 - Away | 50-52 L |
| 12/14/23 - Home | 75-47 W |
| 12/08/22 - Away | 63-43 W |
| 11/30/21 - Home | 84-62 W |
| 12/03/19 - Away | 42-36 W |
| + 5 more games |
Gateway has gone 8-2 against Liberty recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Gateway Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the Liberty Chargers at 5:30 p.m. Gateway is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
Gateway's tournament run continued when they took on Eustis on Saturday. Gateway took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Eustis. While losing is never fun, Gateway can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 224th, while Eustis is ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Liberty entered their match against Poinciana on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Liberty fell just short of Poinciana by a score of 52-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Chargers have suffered since December 1, 2023.
Gateway will need focus on slowing down Lamar Lee, one of several Liberty players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 12 points and five rebounds. Lee is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 35 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Tasir Best, who had 13 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Liberty smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 15 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Liberty's loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.
Gateway couldn't quite finish off Liberty in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 and fell 52-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Liberty's Tijay Jones, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Now that Gateway knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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