Even though the Pike Central Chargers scored an imposing 59 points on Tuesday, the Gibson Southern Titans still came out on top. Gibson Southern took their contest against Pike Central 71-59. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Gibson Southern.
Leading Gibson Southern to victory were Connor Marvel and Brodey Lamb. Marvel scored 13 points along with three steals, while Lamb scored 19 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Marvel has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Cam Novotny, who scored 14 points.
Despite the defeat, Pike Central had strong showings from Julian Gish, who scored 27 points along with two steals, and Jiles Mason, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Gish is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played.
Gibson Southern has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-13 record this season. As for Pike Central, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-10.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Gibson Southern will take on Wood Memorial at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Gibson Southern focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday. As for Pike Central, they will be playing at home against Jasper at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Pike Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday.
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