The Gateway Gators will take on the Greater Johnstown Trojans in a tournament on Saturday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Gateway beat Franklin Regional 41-32. The 41-point effort marked the Gators' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Greater Johnstown put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They escaped with a win against Knoch by the margin of a single free throw, 44-43. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Knights are ranked 70th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gateway has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Greater Johnstown, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
