If Skyline was feeling good fresh off their 64-25 takedown of Battle Mountain last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Skyline Falcons fell 58-49 to the Erie Tigers on Tuesday. The Falcons were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.
Several Falcons players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Thomas Martinez-Hernandez, who posted 14 points. Jamal Gilliam was another key player, going 6 for 10 on his way to 15 points and six boards.
Even though they lost, Skyline smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Erie only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Erie to victory, but perhaps none more so than Callen Gebhardt, who went 6 of 7 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Christopher Smith, who scored 11 points and five rebounds.
Skyline's loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Erie, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-7.
Skyline will head out to face off against Gateway at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Skyline is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.1 points per game this season. As for Erie, they will welcome Legacy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Legacy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 58 points per game.
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