Basketball Recap: Dynamic Duo of Daivon Kindred and Jayce Humphries Lead Gaither to Victory

There's no place like home for Gaither, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the East Bay Indians 55-52. The Cowboys have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Indians, too.

Gaither was led to victory by Jayce Humphries and Daivon Kindred. Humphries posted 15 points, while Kindred earned 16 points. The dominant performance gave Kindred a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Asiah Perry, who put up eight points.

When it comes to explaining why East Bay lost on Thursday, don't look at Curry Staples. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 18 en route to 24 points. Lamardea Anderson was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.

Gaither has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for East Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-11.

Gaither will square off against Armwood on Wednesday. Gaither knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Armwood likes a good challenge. As for East Bay, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Hillsborough at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. East Bay is facing Hillsborough at the right time seeing as Hillsborough is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.