Gateway had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. Everything went their way against the East Lee County Jaguars on Wednesday as the Gateway Eagles made off with an 87-67 win. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Jaguars are ranked 584th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/05/25 vs East Lee County | 20 |
| 12/17/24 @ Mariner | 17 |
| 01/23/25 @ East Lee County | 16 |
| 01/17/25 @ Lehigh | 15 |
| 12/03/24 @ Oasis | 12 |
EJ Monteagudo was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 20 rebounds. Those 20 boards gave him a new career-high. Anjay Boyd was another key player, going 5 for 6 on his way to 14 points.
Gateway was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Lee County only racked up 14 assists.
Despite the loss, East Lee County still got an impressive performance from Tobias Jean-Louis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Derek Bannister, who went 5 of 10 en route to 13 points.
Gateway is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.7 points per game. As for East Lee County, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-17 record this season.
Gateway will square off against Palmetto Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palmetto Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.6 points per game this season. East Lee County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
