It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Gatewood Gators can now relate to. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 54-29 walloping at the hands of the Cougars on Tuesday. Gatewood has not had much luck with Piedmont Academy recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Marissa Holder continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Piedmont Academy, dropping a double-double on 29 points and 19 rebounds. Holder has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times she's played. Another player making a difference was Bailey Mobley, who scored seven points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Gatewood has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season. As for Piedmont Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-9.
Gatewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Piedmont Academy, they will take on Brentwood at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Georgia (Piedmont Academy is ranked 108th, while Brentwood is ranked 83rd).
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