The Gateway Gators will take on the Uniontown Red Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Saturday, Gateway came up short against Cumberland Valley and fell 52-43. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Eagles are ranked eighth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Uniontown, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They blew past McKeesport 75-36 on Friday. The Red Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 25 points or more this season.
Uniontown had a senior duo take command as Tori Grooms almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine steals and Calvin Winfrey went 9 of 12 on his way to 23 points. The dominant performance gave Grooms a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Ellsworth, who posted 12 points and six assists.
Uniontown pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.3 points. As for Gateway, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
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