East Lee County is 1-9 against Gateway Charter since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The East Lee County Jaguars will face off against the Gateway Charter Griffins at 6:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, East Lee County turned things around against Immokalee on Tuesday. They really took it to the Indians for the full four quarters, racking up a 52-21 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Jaguars had established a 20 point advantage.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Gateway Charter's strategy against North Port on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Gateway Charter blew North Port out of the water with a 65-35 final score. The Griffins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 25 points or more this season.
East Lee County better keep an eye on Jazmyne Trubina. She was instrumental in Gateway Charter's win, going 7 for 11 on her way to 17 points along with five boards and four steals. Another player making a difference was Katelyn Rosario, who went 6 of 11 en route to 13 points.
The win made it two in a row for Gateway Charter and bumps their season record up to 12-8. As for East Lee County, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-17.
East Lee County was dealt a bruising 63-36 loss at the hands of Gateway Charter when the teams last played back in December of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point East Lee County was down 41-17.
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