Basketball Game Preview: Old Fort Stockaders vs. Gibsonburg Golden Bears

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Previous Games

01/04/25 - Away	68-65 W
01/27/24 - Away	56-43 W
12/16/23 - Home	57-43 W
02/03/23 - Home	58-28 W
12/20/22 - Away	71-23 W
+ 5 more games

Old Fort is 10-0 against Gibsonburg since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Old Fort Stockaders will host the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:00 p.m. Gibsonburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Old Fort, who comes in off a win.

Old Fort is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Danbury: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Old Fort blew Danbury out of the water with a 72-26 final score. The Stockaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 27 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Gibsonburg was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 55-49 to New Riegel.

Old Fort will need focus on slowing down Aiden Morant, one of several Gibsonburg players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 15 on his way to 20 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Those 20 points gave Morant a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Walby, who posted 15 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Gibsonburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 12 consecutive matchups.

Gibsonburg's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-6. As for Old Fort, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.

Old Fort skirted past Gibsonburg 68-65 in their previous meeting back in January. Does Old Fort have another victory up their sleeve, or will Gibsonburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.