The Shaler Area Titans will challenge the Gateway Gators at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Shaler Area has five straight wins, Gateway has 27 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Shaler Area against Penn Hills as the squad secured a 57-30 victory. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Gateway took a blow against Greensburg Salem on Wednesday, falling 53-20. While losing is never fun, the Gators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Golden Lions are ranked 220th).
Gateway's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Shaler Area, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
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