The Gateway Gators will take on the Franklin Regional Panthers at TBD on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Gateway comes in on three and Franklin Regional on nine.
Gateway had already proven themselves in the regular season, and didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They came out on top against Penn Hills by a score of 70-59 on Monday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Franklin Regional has not done well against Mars recently (they were 0-6 in their previous six matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. Franklin Regional enjoyed a cozy 67-50 victory over Mars. Given Franklin Regional's advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 15th, while Mars is ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gateway has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Franklin Regional, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Gateway came up short against Franklin Regional in their previous meeting on February 6th, falling 49-41. Can Gateway avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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