Father Lopez is 1-6 against Gateway since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Father Lopez Green Wave will welcome the Gateway Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Father Lopez has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Last Saturday, Father Lopez came up short against Bishop Snyder and fell 71-62. While losing is never fun, the Green Wave can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Cardinals are ranked 152nd).
Meanwhile, Gateway suffered their biggest defeat since January 25th on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 74-43 loss at the hands of St. Cloud. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Father Lopez, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Father Lopez came up short against Gateway in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, falling 59-49. Can Father Lopez avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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