Gates Chili and Webster Schroeder are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Gates Chili Spartans will be playing at home against the Webster Schroeder Warriors at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Wednesday, Gates Chili suffered a tough 76-53 loss at the hands of Penfield. While losing is never fun, Gates Chili can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 577th, while Penfield is ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Gates Chili saw an underclassman step up: Joey Vigerzi scored 20 points along with two steals. Vigerzi has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Tantalo, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Webster Schroeder unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak last Wednesday. They fell 57-50 to Hilton.
Gates Chili's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-13. As for Webster Schroeder, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Gates Chili came up short against Webster Schroeder in their previous meeting back in January, falling 74-61. Will Gates Chili have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
