The Gateway Charter Griffins and the Lely Trojans will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Gateway Charter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matchups.
Gateway Charter is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Moore Haven: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gateway Charter blew Moore Haven out of the water with a 64-11 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Gateway Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jazmyne Trubina, who posted 15 points. What's more, Trubina also racked up three threes, the most she's had since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Ashanti Taylor, who posted 15 points.
Meanwhile, Lely entered their contest against Aubrey Rogers on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Lely took a 45-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aubrey Rogers. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Zashlie Andris, who had eight points. Fara Louissaint was another key player, scoring eight points.
Gateway Charter's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Lely, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-4.
This contest is shaping up to be a blowout: Gateway Charter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.8 points per game. It's a different story for Lely, though, as they've been averaging only 39.9. The only thing between Gateway Charter and another offensive beatdown is Lely. Will they be able to keep them contained?
Gateway Charter took their victory against Lely in their previous meeting back in November of 2017 by a conclusive 62-41. Does Gateway Charter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lely turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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