The Mount Pisgah Christian Patriots and the Gatewood Gators will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Pisgah Christian is looking for their season's first victory.
Mount Pisgah Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were dealt a 95-65 loss at the hands of Alcovy on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 501st, while the Tigers are ranked 125th).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gatewood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They took their game on Saturday with ease, bagging a 78-34 win over Georgia Military College. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Mount Pisgah Christian better keep an eye on Matt Allen. He was instrumental in Gatewood's win, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 11 rebounds. The contest was Allen's 35th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Keiser, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 11 points in addition to eight assists and seven boards.
Gatewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Gatewood pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.7 points. As for Mount Pisgah Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-9.
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