The Gateway Charter Griffins have been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 37-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lehigh. Gateway Charter has struggled against Lehigh recently, as their contest on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Gateway Charter lost, one person who can't be blamed is Emily Salas. Despite the final result, she scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Salas has scored all season. Maria Juantorena was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Lehigh got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Rianne Smith out in front who scored 15 points along with nine rebounds and three steals. Smith is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Cordeyja Taylor, who scored seven points along with nine rebounds and eight steals.
Gateway Charter's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Lehigh, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Gateway Charter won't have much time to rest: their next match is against St. Joseph Academy at 1:00 p.m. on January 19th. Hopefully St. Joseph Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Tuesday. Lehigh won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Estero at 7:30 p.m. on January 19th. Estero is coming into the game on a five-game losing streak.
