While Italy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-19), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against the Trenton Tigers on Friday as the Italy Gladiators made off with a 43-20 win. The Gladiators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 23 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Hannah Scott, who went 7 for 11 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. What's more, she also racked up four threes, the most she's had since back in January. Another player making a difference was Alyssa Copeland, who had six points in addition to five steals.
Italy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.1 points per game. As for Trenton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.
Italy has already played their next game, a 43-33 loss against Tom Bean on the 7th. As for Trenton, they will head out to face off against Sam Rayburn at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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