The Gateway Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Estero Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Gateway has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with eight straight losses, while Estero will come in with four straight victories.
Gateway is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 39-34 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mariner on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Estero duked it out with Cypress Lake on Tuesday. The Wildcats were the clear victors by a 53-30 margin over the Panthers. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 23 points or more this season.
Gateway better focus on containing Londyn Woods and Amiya Lewis as the pair were huge in Estero's win. Woods went 10-for-21 on her way to 23 points and six boards, while Lewis shot 53% from the field en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. Those 23 points gave Woods a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Allison Norris, who posted eight points and six rebounds.
Estero smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Estero's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Gateway, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything came up roses for Gateway against Estero in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 64-30 victory. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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