The Gateway Olympians are taking a road trip to square off against the Adams City Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Gateway is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Skyview on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Gateway took a blow against Skyview, falling 65-29. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while the Wolverines are ranked 76th).
Meanwhile, Adams City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 40-35 heartbreaker at the hands of Northglenn.
Gateway will have to keep a close watch on Faduma Shongolo and Evelyn Reyes, a pair of players who had a big impact on Adams City's prior game. Shongolo posted nine points and six boards, while Reyes scored two points along with 16 rebounds and five blocks. The dominant performance also gave Shongolo a new career-high in steals (two). Berenice Torrecillas was another key player, putting up six points and three steals.
Adams City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-16. As for Gateway, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Gateway beat Adams City 34-21 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gateway since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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