Knights
| 12/31/24 vs Westwood | 54 |
| 12/10/24 vs Bourgade Catholic | 46 |
| 11/26/24 vs ALA - West Foothills | 45 |
| 01/18/25 vs Payson | 44 |
| 02/04/25 @ Payson | 40 |
Gilbert Christian entered their tilt with Payson on Tuesday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They breezed by the Payson Longhorns to the tune of 86-46. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 20 points or more this season.
Jace Olson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, shooting 5-for-8 from deep and almost dropping a double-double on 33 points and nine rebounds. Asher Blanchard also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Gilbert Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Payson only posted eight assists.
Payson's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Omar Fierro-Nava, who posted 13 points and six boards, and Bryson Waterman-Echols, who put up ten points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Waterman-Echols a new career-high in shooting accuracy (67%). Another player making a difference was Landon Hansen, who had six points.
Gilbert Christian's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-7. As for Payson, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-17 record this season.
Gilbert Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-63 win against ALA - Ironwood on the 6th. As for Payson, they will face off against Holbrook at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th. Holbrook is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season.
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