Having just played yesterday, the Gatesville Hornets will jump right back in to play the La Grange Leopards at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Gatesville sitting on three straight wins and La Grange on five.
Gatesville picked up another tournament win on Friday. They managed a 52-46 victory over Gordon.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Grange). They secured an 83-77 W over Brownwood on Friday.
La Grange's win came from a few key players Gatesville will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brandon Mathis, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards. His morning made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cordale Knapik, who went 7 of 13 en route to 21 points and seven rebounds.
La Grange smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 23 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Gatesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for La Grange, their win bumped their record up to 14-4.
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