The Gateway Panthers will take on the Jones Fightin' Tigers on Thursday. Gateway knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 24 matchups -- so hopefully Jones likes a good challenge.
Gateway is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Seabreeze 86-19. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 17 games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Jones had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 49-31. Given the Fightin' Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Panthers are ranked 470th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jones is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.7 points per game. As for Gateway, their victory bumped their record up to 19-5.
Gateway strolled past Jones when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 51-34. Will Gateway repeat their success, or does Jones have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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