First Presbyterian Day played a tough matchup on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 67-27 loss at the hands of the Gatewood Gators. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 504th, while the Gators are ranked 238th).
Despite the defeat, First Presbyterian Day saw an underclassman step up: freshman Oliver Bateman posted four points.
It was another big night for Matt Allen, who went 16 of 27 on his way to 37 points in addition to seven steals and five boards for Gatewood. Allen is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last 39 games he's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Keiser, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 15 points in addition to six boards and five assists.
First Presbyterian Day has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-8 record this season. As for Gatewood, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-2.
First Presbyterian Day will head out to square off against Mount de Sales Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mount de Sales Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.8 points per game this season. As for Gatewood, they will welcome Windsor Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Windsor Academy also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 56.7 points per game.
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