Two dominant guards in Joslyn Thornton and Jewel Harwell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Gaither Cowboys will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Sumner Stingrays at 6:30 p.m. on January 23rd. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Gaither posted their biggest victory since December 6, 2023 on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 59-37 margin over Chamberlain.
Thornton continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 24 points and 11 steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points she has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Yaelis Gonzalez, who scored four points.
Meanwhile, Sumner entered their tilt with King with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Sumner simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat King 57-30 on the road. Given Sumner's advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while King is ranked 572nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gaither now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Sumner, they pushed their record up to 17-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road.
