Nickalus Smith
| 02/13/25 vs Adams City | 7 |
| 01/23/25 vs Skyview | 7 |
| 02/01/25 vs Skyline | 5 |
| 12/21/24 vs Hinkley | 4 |
| 02/11/25 @ Skyview | 3 |
| + 12 more games |
If Adams City wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Gateway, they should've done a better job of containing Nickalus Smith. The Gateway Olympians came out on top against the Adams City Eagles by a score of 63-51 on Thursday thanks to Smith, who posted 15 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals. He has become a key player for Gateway: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least five steals, but 5-13 otherwise.
The team also got some help courtesy of Deven Vaden, who earned five points and 15 rebounds. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Despite the loss, Adams City still got an impressive performance from Sebastian Garcia, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 15 points and four steals. Garcia has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jojo Martinez, who had eight points and four steals.
The victory made it two in a row for Gateway and bumps their season record up to 7-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points over those games. As for Adams City, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-17.
Gateway wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 50-45 win against Aurora Central on the 18th. As for Adams City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 56-44 defeat against Thornton on the 18th.
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