If Gibbs was feeling good fresh off their 58-22 takedown of Osceola last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gibbs Gladiators lost to the Countryside Cougars at home by a 48-33 margin on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Gladiators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Cougars are ranked 153rd).
Julia Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Countryside, going 8 of 19 on her way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylee Moore, who went 5 for 10 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds.
Gibbs' defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Countryside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Gibbs didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 58-23 loss against Evangelical Christian on the 10th. As for Countryside, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 54-14 victory against East Lake on the 10th.
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