Lake Gibson came up into this matchup off a tough 44-point loss last Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Bartow Yellow Jackets by a score of 48-45 on Thursday. The Braves just can't catch a break and have now endured nine defeats in a row.
Lake Gibson lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Shania Benjamin, who posted 19 points. That was a full 42.2% of Lake Gibson's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ariana Villegas, who scored 13 points.
Bartow's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Elayna Hamilton led the charge by putting up 12 points. The dominant performance gave Hamilton a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Whitaker, who put up ten points.
Lake Gibson's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Bartow, their win ended an eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-16.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Gibson and Oasis Christian will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. As for Bartow, they will face off against Seffner Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Seffner Christian's defense has only allowed 29.8 points per game this season, so Bartow's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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