The Toledo Christian Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Gibsonburg Golden Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Toledo Christian saw some tournament action on Saturday. They took down Lakota 43-29. The Eagles pushed the score to 40-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Raiders cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Gibsonburg had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 38-20 victory over the Black Knights. Given the Golden Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Black Knights are ranked 593rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Gibsonburg's win came from a few key players Toledo Christian will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elly Evarts, who posted ten points along with eight boards and six steals. Gibsonburg is 17-3 when Evarts posts three or more steals, but 1-2 otherwise. Ava Dawson was another key player, putting up eight points and four steals.
Gibsonburg pushed their record up to 18-5 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.1 points over those games. As for Toledo Christian, their record now sits at 11-12.
Toledo Christian came up short against Gibsonburg when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 49-41. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Evarts, who went 9-for-20 en route to 31 points in addition to eight rebounds and three blocks. Now that Toledo Christian knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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