Even though the Uniontown Eagles scored an imposing 59 points on Friday, the Pleasanton Blu-Jays still came out on top. Pleasanton secured a 65-59 W over Uniontown. The win made it back-to-back wins for Pleasanton.
Pleasanton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tony Gillespie led the charge by scoring 26 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Gillespie is absolutely dominating the point category: he's posted at least 15 every time he's taken the court this season. Mario Davis was another key contributor, scoring 20 points.
Pleasanton has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Uniontown, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasanton and Marmaton Valley will face off at 5:00 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Kansas (Marmaton Valley is ranked 284th, while Pleasanton is ranked 299th). As for Uniontown, Uniontown and Jayhawk Linn will face off at 7:30 p.m. on January 23rd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Jayhawk Linn and Uniontown are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
