Westfield School is 2-8 against Gatewood since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Westfield School Hornets will be playing at home against the Gatewood Gators at 7:30 p.m.
Westfield School came up short against Southland Academy on Friday, falling 64-43. The match marked the Hornets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Gatewood put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Piedmont Academy as Gatewood made off with a 67-44 win. The Gators have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 23 points or more this season.
Westfield School better focus on containing Matt Allen and Kaden Keiser as the pair were huge in Gatewood's win. Allen went 14 for 30 on his way to 31 points in addition to seven steals and six boards, while Keiser went 7 of 13 on his way to 19 points and eight rebounds. Allen's evening made it 33 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jt Gregory, who posted nine points and six rebounds.
Gatewood smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 12 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Gatewood's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.9 points. As for Westfield School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Westfield School was taken down by Gatewood 71-36 when the teams last played back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Westfield School was down 43-16.
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